When he returned we were going to try again for a mooring in Northeast Harbor. This time they said they thought they had one for us but we had to be right outside the harbor before they would confirm. In the meantime, Michael had called to see when we could get together. He suggested that Melina see if she could get us a mooring at the Seal Harbor Yacht Club where they are members. She quickly called us back to say that it was a go. So we left our peaceful anchorage at 10:30 for the quick cruise to nearby Seal Harbor.
We arrived at the Seal Harbor Yacht Club by 11:15 and settled onto a mooring right next to Martha Stewart’s pretty picnic boat! Melina had told us that Martha is particularly fond of Michael. Whenever she sees him, she makes a big fuss over him!
Michael and Melina came to pick us up to go back into Northeast Harbor for lunch. We stopped by their nearby home first and then headed out to The Nor’easter Pound and Market. There we had a delicious lunch with three of the four of us having the restaurant’s wonderfully fresh lobster. They had four variations of lobster rolls. I’m a fan of the Connecticut style which is hot with drawn butter. The Maine style is a cold lobster salad. You could order a style that was a combination of the two with butter on the side. Jonny tried the more creative Cajun version. And Melina had their famous lobster tacos. Needless to say, it was all very good! We were so happy to see Michael doing so well as he was still recovering from serious surgery that he had had a few months ago.
Because we had indulged in an adult beverage at lunch, we all headed back to our respective abodes for an afternoon nap.
In the meantime, Steve and Cindy, friends of Michael and Melina’s, had arrived in Northeast Harbor in their 65 foot sailboat, That evening, Michael and Melina came by to pick us up, then drove over to pick up Steve and Cindy and the six of us drove to Abel’s, a popular and very good restaurant in Somes Sound. Michael and Melina had taken us there in their boat when we visited them several years ago. That time it was later in the season. We had cruised up Somes Sound in the dark and ate lobster dinners at one of the outdoor picnic tables on a hill overlooking the Sound on the last night they were open for the season. This time we were earlier in the season and they were very busy so we sat inside. Having just had lobster for lunch, we had a very fine halibut dinner and a wonderful time chatting with our dinner companions.
The next day we planned to gather once again for, you guessed it, another delicious meal - this time Sunday brunch!
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