Pastrami Guy

His eyes were dead
glossed

he moved

slow, slow, slow

through jello

his recall

non-existent

Stoned

Opiates

that flat stupidity

which made ordering

quite the ordeal.

The sandwich

was OK.

The Coast

In the face of the immutable granite
and the persistence of the waves incessance
it is easy to understand the impermanence of Man
and further, the justice in that reality.

Acadia 2

Yesterday did some costal hikes. Lots of jutting granite and crashing waves, really powerful.

In the afternoon went out to a kind of annex part of the park, Schoodic Point, flatter than the main part of the park but the coast was this stunning, huge slabs jutting out into the ocean. Today we got up early for a sunrise hike up Cadillac Mountain, really fun to do part of it in the dark with flashlights, climbing rocks and picking our way up the trail. Foggy but gorgeous once the sun broke. 

Lobster Roll

When traveling

it is always best

to partake in the local cuisine

there is no dish

that synthesis this

(at least in the US)

like the sandwich

which brings us to

Charlotte's Legendary Lobster Pound

and this soft bun grilled to perfection

piled generously with fresh lobster meat

slick with hot butter

and after the first bite

all restraint dissipates

and I dedicate

my considerable focus

to eating.

Acadia

Got to Maine yesterday and will be in Acadia NP the next couple days. A little confusing to navigate because the park is all interconnected with local towns and residences but really beautiful. Mountains and woods and rocky cliff ocean fronts. Really incredible. Big hiking day today, hiked up to Bald and Portman peaks, pretty foggy in the morning which gave the whole hike a solitary otherworldly quality.

In the afternoon we did one of Acadia's famous 'iron wrung' trails where its really steep, lot of rock scrambling, and there are sections with ladders bolted into the cliffs. Pretty intense but really gratifying.

New England

Traveling the land
Frost and Oliver tread

you can sense the history

but more  

you can feel the poetry,

the place

bubbles with it.

East Coast Trip

Road tripping out east, stopped in Philly and stayed with our Aunt Julie and Uncle Mike then headed up to Boston to stay with our friend's Mark and Sarah. Toured Fenway, a dream come true for Nicole.

Also got to watch Mark coach his son's soccer game, a real treat.