Monday, October 23, 2017

Disembark at Portland, Maine/Carlos Pueblo



Disembark at Portland, Maine/Carlos Pueblo

It was almost at the end of this 17 days trip to Scotland and back that
I felt completing something. This Portland is smaller in scale than the
one in Oregon where I also had had several opportunity to visit in the
past. We walked down to the pier and directly connected to the business
streets full of stores big or small. Amy walked into several souvenir stores
and I waited outside at a store bench with another male company some
time. We checked on several lobster restaurants including lobsters stand
on a street corner for the price. Finally we settle with the original one
recommended  by a tourist staff delivering a city map to us.

A pair of small lobsters costed $25 for a total of 2.50 lbs. weight. You can
split into two, yet you would be charged additional $6.00 for the split;
therefore, we decided to order one pair for each. Local tax is 10% plus
18% tip automatically added on the bill and still cheaper than in London.
While we were waiting, a small lobster boat coming in to the pier and
unloaded the catch. I assumed that would be delivered to all the lobsters
restaurants nearby. It was delicious after so many days outside of home.
The master chef answered a question from a passenger at a behind the
scene tour in a kitchen that the cruise no longer provided lobsters at the
restaurants due to lack of wild caught lobsters. I think that is because of
costs. At the oriental super markets in Houston, we can purchase a lobster
two lbs. weight for $9.00 per lbs.

I was nearly drunk when I got back to the ship. We said farewell to our
adopted daughters as many as possible. Mylene and Peruvian Maria would
leave ship for their end of contract while Mylene would come back and Maria
would be transferred to another ship based in New Orleans and Seattle. I
shall come back to see the rest on my next trip in the end of November to
southern Caribbean.



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