What a difference a day makes. Yesterday morning it was 44 degrees and managed to get to 51 degrees. Today it is sunny and will be 77 degrees by the time we get back to Boston.  Talk about variability!

After leaving Portland, Maine we stopped at the Portland Head lighthouse at Cape Elizabeth, Maine. It is situated at the entrance channel to the Portland harbor. Wow, was it a dramatic sight. The lighthouse was commissioned by George Washington in 1787. He hired two local masons to build it in 4 years. The original tower was only 58 ft. high, not high enough to be seen offshore so in 1789 Alexander Hamilton approved $1,500 of government funds to complete the light.  It was first made operational on January 10, 1791. We were able to get some great photos of the lighthouse and surrounding coastline.

We arrived back in Boston at noon where we were dropped off at Quincy Maket for lunch, with instructions to return by 1:30 for transport to the airport and/or hotels. Yvonne and I chose to eat at the famous Boston eatery, Durgin Park. It first opened in 1742 and is known for eating traditional New England food at long communal tables with “surly”waitresses waiting on people. Well, the location is the same but the surly waitresses are gone. We were greeted and served by friendly staff. The menu does indeed offer home cooking. I had corn beef and cabbage and Yvonne had chicken pot pie.

By 2:30 everyone had been dropped off for flights home or to local hotels. Because we have an early 7 AM flight tomorrow to Seattle we chose to stay at the airport. I am finishing up this blog and Yvonne is finishing her book club novel she never had a chance to read while on the trip.