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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