This week we drove down the St. George Peninsula, Had our first lobster bake at Megunticook Campground, and made a second trip to owl’s Head State Park.

August 23rd:

We took a scenic cruise down the southern point of the St. George Peninsula. Our first stop was the Marshall Point Light Station in Port Clyde. This lighthouse was featured in the movie Forrest Gump when Forrest runs across the country. He runs down the dock, towards the lighthouse and then turns around when he reaches it to run back in the direction he came from.

In the lighthouse museum, they kept a binder full of photos from the set and letters to and from Paramount Pictures discussing the filming location. Check out our instagram stories for more pics from inside the museum.

We spent time on the beach looking for sea glass and building a cairn before leaving to visit the Port Clyde General Store. The store was newly renovated and had everything from groceries and live lobster to a deli counter with fresh food being made all day.

We moved on to Squid Ink Coffee, a neighboring business that we saw on the map before visiting. Jake had a coffee made with sesame seed extract and loved it. If we have tome to drive back down, we’ll probably stop there again.

Our next stop on our trip through the peninsula was McLoon’s Lobster Shack in Spruce Head. This particular lobster shack was highly recommended by the owners of the campground so we had to stop and have a bite. We planned to have lobster at the campground the following day, so we ordered 2 crab cakes.

The food was absolutely delicious and the views of the water from the restaurant were gorgeous. We crossed the road and took some photos from the shore and made our way back to Rockland.

We parked on Main Street in Rockland and walked down the docks along the shore to see what was hiding behind the buildings. We walked by the YMCA, Archer’s on the Pier, and eventually came to South End Beach, a small 30 or 40 yard beach where a handful of people were hanging out and enjoying the sunshine. We picked up some glass and moved on.

At the entrance to the beach, there were train tracks that led to the Sail Power & Steam Museum. We look some pictures and followed the tracks down to the museum only to find out that they closed at 3:30pm. We missed them by probably an hour.

August 24th:

We hosted our first Lobster Bake at Megunticook Campground and got to contribute to the experience of our guests with entertainment, hospitality, and delicious food which includes perfectly steamed lobster, bbq chicken, corn on the cob, coleslaw, and salt potatoes.

August 26th:

We moved the bus from Camden Hills Community Campground to Megunticook Campground and got settled in for the rest of our stay. Our next work shift would be at Megunticook.

August 27th:

We returned to Owl’s Head State Park to explore an area called Deep Cove. On our original visit to the park, the tide was high and we were unable to climb over the large rocks on the shore to get to this other section of beach, but from a distance we could see that someone had paddled their kayak into the cove and were enjoying the tourist-free area.

We made it out to the cove and I searched for glass while Jake built a cairn. I didn’t find any more glass than I had before and when the tide started to rise we decided to leave before we were stuck on that side of the rocks.

August 28th:

Instead of Team Time Tuesday, we had Wind Up Wednesday, welcoming Tracy & Scott, new camp hosts that had just arrived the previous afternoon. I made Lobster Mac’n’Cheese with the leftover lobster from Saturday’s lobster bake.

August 29th:

Our friends Russ and Maaike invited us over for dinner and game night. We had a delicious creamy salmon dish that she made. Then we played Settlers of Catan and Munchkins.