A diverse day today. Our morning is spent on a cruise out of Boothbay Harbor to see the puffins. They have been reintroduced after many sea bird populations were decimated in the late 1800's / early 1900's by over zealous egg and feather hunters. We are, according to our guides very lucky as we see a number of puffins both on the rocks and on the sea around our boat. Many other sea birds have also been reintroduced, such as the tern and laughing gull. These colonies are protected by either the state or Audubon Bird Society groups to ensure their success.
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| Our tour boat |
After lunch, we head for a Shaker Community which is the only Shaker community left in the world. This community has a store, a museum, a meeting house and some of the original buildings from the 1800's. If you would like to know more about Shakers, look up the Sabbathday Lake Shaker community web site.
A quirky today - the largest rotating globe.
The weather was perfect. Not as hot and humid as yesterday. We are staying in Portland for the next couple of days.
Great pics of puffins. Eve
ReplyDeletePuffins are delightful! Makes me think of the bright orange books straight away, every time. So glad their numbers are growing.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the blue skies!