Once back in the US, we visited Bar Harbor, Maine and went out on Lulu, the Lobster Boat w/a very knowlegdgeable captain, John Nicolai, and watched him pull up lobster traps and we learned all there is to know about the lobster business. The most important part of the lobster business is in the eating of the lobster and we feasted on whole lobster from the ocean THAT morning. It was called soft shelled lobster as it had recently molted into a new shell and had not completely filled it up w/meat. The lobster was served in a pot of its own w/corn and potatoes and gallons of drawn butter and to die for.
Two wonderful days in Boston followed and we fell in love w/the city. On Sunday, we had a personal guide in Sasha, Camille's first friend from St Mary's and current Boston resident. She led us over quite a few miles of walking and we were exhausted at the end of the day and ready to get back on the boat for the night and eat more lobster. We did parts of the Freedom Trail, Boston Common, Beacon Hill, Little Italy and points in between. Dean and the Dews enjoyed the USS Constitution and Sasha and I sat on a bench and talked about all kinds of things. She works for Facing History and Ourselves and had to work Monday so we went out on our own to see a few more things and Harvard. We were amazed at the age and beauty of the buildings and the lack of landscaping throughtout the campus. Mississippi State is much more beautiful.
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