More from Fran from Maine

Fran writes:

Went whale watching today. It is an inspirational experience to see these wondrous creatures in their home turf. We were about 13 mi out and spotted many whales, harbor seals and porpoise.   [Pat adds: I've been whale watching a few times, and I agree with Fran here -- it's almost a mystical experience to see a whale in the wild. One time when I went, a mother whale and her baby came up right next to the boat.]   On the way out to sea This is two whales. If you look closely at the one on the left, you can see it's blowhole spouting. In person, you can hear this, and it's like steam that arises and then vanishes. You followed these lobster "footprints" to the rest rooms. Fran continues:   Fresh lobsters for dinner tonight. Fresh corn, tomato-basil-mozzarella salad and green salad, wine were on the menu. Tomorrow we are going out with Ken on his boat to haul lobster traps and bring em to market.   After dinner we walked down the road and did some star gazing. It's so dark and clear up here you can spot the constellations and see the Milky Way. We even spotted a satellite blinking by. Which brings me to the subject of pictures. Dinner, sunset and other good stuff on my camera which will not be down loaded until I get home.