This famous bronze statue, "They Go Down To The Sea In Ships 1623-1923," faces the sea in Gloucester, Massachusetts, the oldest working fishing port in America.

We had a very tasty seafood dinner at The Gloucester House restaurant on the warf in Gloucester Harbor.

Ths is only a short distance from Rose's Warf where the Andrea Gail always tied up prior to being lost in the "Perfect Storm." (Movie by the same name starring George Clooney).

Another seaside estate, facing out to the North Atlantic, on the coast, south of York, Maine (In fact, it is just next door to the newer home pictured below).

A newer home facing out to the sea, along US 1A south of York, Maine.

This morning, Monday, October 6, after a 5-day stay at our hotel in the seaside village of Wells, Maine, we continued our drive down the coast. It was a beautiful day, with temperatures in the 50s, a light breeze, with mostly fair weather clouds in the morning, turning to more overcast in the afternoon, but clearing as the evening came on.

We took every opportunity to turn down the roads leading off of US 1 towards the seacoast. We were rewarded with breathtaking views, both of the sea and the coastal towns, but also of beautiful homesteads, some old, some new, but surrounded with such foliage and grounds, we couldn't help but stop now and then to take a picture.

This is a home in the village of York, Maine, representative of so many to be seen along Route 1A. The pictures we take can hardly do justice to the scenes we experience at every turn of the road through these coastal towns of Maine.

Day 33, Saturday, Oct 4, Kennebunkport, Maine

We stayed at our hotel in Wells, throughout the day on Saturday, enjoying the opening sessions of the General Conference of the Church made available through the Church Web site.

At 7:30 pm on Saturday I drove to Sanford, Maine, some 12 miles away and was able to attend the Priesthood session which was broadcast to the Sanford LDS chapel. There were about 30-35 men and boys in attendance. I had a brief conversation with one of the local brethren who introduced himself and asked about our visit. I was able to share with him that I had served in Derry and Dover, New Hampshire and in Millinocket and Bangor, Maine back in 1960-62.

We didn't take any pictures on Saturday, but include this photo taken during our drive through Kennebunkport on Friday. I guess you can appreciate that being from the Southwest, we are facinated by the sea. This is a place, open to the public, called Walker's Point.

This parking area of a small business in downtown Kennebunkport, with its flowering fence caused Linda to ask for a picture.

So, what is it like at home for the Maine lobster fisherman? We don't really know, of course, but this caught our eye as we drove slowly through some of the side streets near the Kennebec harbor on Friday.