Blogs from Brooklin, Maine, United States, North America

I'm in Bridgton ME. My house, in fact. People always have to talk or write about the local foods they eat while traveling. OK. I will, too. Balut is the partially developed duck embryo. I think a duck hatches at 28 days. These are boiled at 17, 18, or 21 days. I'm told with the 21 day old eggs one can actually feel the developing bones. Mmmm, crunchy! Visited Countries Map You may have seen this on Fear Factor a few years ago... I have been to the Philippines 6 times and I have come to really enjoy balut. It's like a boiled egg with a few feathers and the beak, too. The feet too, of course in a ducky broth. Oh, good I'm a real blogger now.... read more

Brooklin Tuesday, we crossed the Deer Isle Bridge and headed northwest on route 175 to Brooklin and the Wooden Boat School. Along the way, we passed through the town of Sedgewick. This is the town where Kurt’s sail loft is located. He gave us the grand tour and showed us his work. He’s currently in the process of making a mizzen sail for a Herreshoff A boat. Back on the road we blinked and drove right through the center of Brooklin. The center of town is so small, we didn’t realize we’d past it until all we saw along the road were trees again. There isn’t even a cross road, but only a T. We backtracked to the dozen buildings that make up town center. By now all our appetites were active and we wanted some ... read more