Tanner and I went to visit his friends a few nights ago where they were staying in Phippsburg. We got there around 2am and tried not to wake everyone up as we walked over to them and to the pull out couch we were given. The cabin was very rustic and stuffy (there were about eight people sleeping near us) and I woke up a lot during the night. Tanner and I had talked about waking up for the sunrise but decided against it because we wouldn't have a good enough view for it. But we both woke up for a minute or so as the sky was changing colors and I was impressed by how beautiful it was. The sky was streaked with bright pinks and stringy clouds and I was happy to see at least that. Once we all woke up several hours later, Tanner and I sat on the deck outside and enjoyed the beautiful river streaming in front of us and tried to get our bearings. It was such a great change to have a whole lot of nature around, complete with the smells and bugs.
We only had a few more hours to hang out because Tanner worked that afternoon and my mom and Gus were going to stop by in Portland. After breakfast we ventured to a nearby island (it was low tide) and searched for asparagus. We only found a handful of stalks because we were much later in the summer than they had been the year before. Tanner took a quick swim and by the time we started back for the cabin the tide had come up about four feet and washed away the path we had taken, along with some peoples shoes that had been left behind. (They were recovered.)
We had planned on making a visit at Fort Popham in town but we would've had to leave almost as soon as we got there so instead Tanner's friend Jon took us up a huge rock-faced hill where we had an incredible view of the fort and the surrounding islands. In the distance we could see a couple small islands and the beautiful lighthouses they held. If it hadn't been so cloudy we would have stayed longer but we had to get on the road anyway.
The next day we met my mom and Gus at the Lobster Shack at Two Lights in Cape Elizabeth for a wonderful dinner. We ate inside because it was a little windy but after we spent a lot of time playing on and exploring the maze of rocks that lead down to the water. It was very cloudy and we were surrounded by storms and so the water was choppy and splashing huge waves against the massive rocks. The tide was also much higher than Tanner and I had ever seen it and I couldn't get over how different everything looked because of it.
We explored the little gift shop next to the restaurant and started to get down to the beach but my mom and Gus wanted to get back to their hotel before the skies let loose. And so we parted. They spent the rest of their trip south of Portland- south of where they were staying in Wells, actually- so we wouldn't be seeing them again this time. After they left we went down to the beach and poked around for a bit but it was smelly and the sun disappeared so we took that as our cue and left as well.
We've had some wonderful adventures these last few days and I for one cannot wait for the next one!
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