{"id":5390,"date":"2011-07-25T17:52:55","date_gmt":"2011-07-26T00:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=5390"},"modified":"2011-07-25T17:52:55","modified_gmt":"2011-07-26T00:52:55","slug":"new-england-cape-elizabeth-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=5390","title":{"rendered":"New England: Cape Elizabeth, ME"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6135\/5954414231_e6e758557f.jpg\" alt=\"Lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, ME -\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" \/><a title=\"The View From My Seat:  Cape Elizabeth, ME - by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5955280410\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6145\/5955280410_c9f6012644.jpg\" alt=\"The View From My Seat:  Cape Elizabeth, ME -\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Photographic proof - @julierubes: Sitting on some rocks in Cape Elizabeth. I could spend the rest of the day right here. by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5954748325\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6016\/5954748325_2807b0b19a.jpg\" alt=\"Photographic proof - @julierubes: Sitting on some rocks in Cape Elizabeth. I could spend the rest of the day right here.\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth, ME - by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5955029372\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6004\/5955029372_f7c3f9d269.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth, ME -\" width=\"500\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Portland Head Light by Julie Rubes, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/5974062712\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6130\/5974062712_99911ae43c.jpg\" alt=\"Portland Head Light\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Ipswich Summer Ale - by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5955397472\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6129\/5955397472_e9a3ba91e4.jpg\" alt=\"Ipswich Summer Ale -\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On our way to Portland we stopped for the afternoon in <a title=\"Wikipedia:  Cape Elizabeth, ME.\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cape_Elizabeth,_Maine\">Cape Elizabeth, Maine<\/a>. After some searching the night before for a stop over with lobster we settled on the <a title=\"The Lobster Shack at Two Lights.\" href=\"http:\/\/lobstershacktwolights.com\/\">Lobster Shack at Two Lights<\/a>. \u00a0The Yelp reviews were either raving or bitching about parking and tourists so we rolled the dice. \u00a0Before lunch we stopped at <a title=\"Wikipedia:  Fort Williams Park.\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fort_Williams_Park\">Fort Williams Park<\/a> to see the shore and the <a title=\"Wikipedia:  Portland Head Lighthouse.\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portland_Head_Light\">Portland Head Lighthouse<\/a>. \u00a0After getting our feet wet it was on to lunch.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC_0095.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5972616324\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6026\/5972616324_5ed8670a5b_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0095.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0102.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5972622774\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6140\/5972622774_31c719cf22_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0102.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0104.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5972625126\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6020\/5972625126_4751339c72_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0104.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0108.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5972068141\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6147\/5972068141_7bc54c580b_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0108.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0111.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5972629326\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6121\/5972629326_5ca0de62d1_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0111.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Beach art by me. by Julie Rubes, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/5954471591\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6132\/5954471591_e87e4ec19f_t.jpg\" alt=\"Beach art by me.\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Refreshing cool Maine water on my feet. At Ft. Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth. by Julie Rubes, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/5954452809\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6143\/5954452809_1d0ea5e929_t.jpg\" alt=\"Refreshing cool Maine water on my feet. At Ft. Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth.\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Shores of Cape Elizabeth by Julie Rubes, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/5973505925\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6020\/5973505925_8e5d02e97b_t.jpg\" alt=\"Shores of Cape Elizabeth\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Lobster Shack at Two Lights<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"The Lobster Shack by Julie Rubes, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/5974067730\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6003\/5974067730_5a55ea733c.jpg\" alt=\"The Lobster Shack\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6121\/5955283028_aa3eaffe62.jpg\" alt=\"Today's lobster lunch at the Lobster Shack in Cape Elizabeth, ME.\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6142\/5955291496_4cef633373.jpg\" alt=\"Once again, @julierubes and I crushed the crustaceans -\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As I mentioned before, the Yelp reviews were either glorious or horrendous. The complaints mainly centered on the parking situation, long lines and tourists. Well we were tourists, we found a parking spot and only waited 10 minutes. Granted this was a Tuesday afternoon but nothing to complain about. The lobsters were <a title=\"Lobster Tales:  Shell Games: Hard Shell vs. Soft Shell Lobster.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lobsteranywhere.com\/lobster-tail-blog\/buy-hard-shell-lobster.html\">soft shell<\/a> which neither Julie or I have had. They were much easier to get the meat out of but were somewhat smaller than the day before. Instead of corn we went with fries and everything was great. \u00a0What was amazing was the view. \u00a0The Lobster Shack at Two Points literally sits on the cost of the Atlantic. We climbed down a rocking hill and sat on the shore for the afternoon. The lobster and the view is what everyone on Yelp was swearing by and it was justified. \u00a0Like Chauncey Creek, Two Points was BYOB so I polished off a couple of <a title=\"Untappd:  Ipswich Summer Ale.\" href=\"http:\/\/untappd.com\/beer\/55844\">Ipswich Summer Ales<\/a> on the edge of the continent.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC_0124.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5972638766\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6121\/5972638766_62d9a996e5_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0124.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"The Lobster Shack by Julie Rubes, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/5974068514\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6023\/5974068514_a1f8622441_t.jpg\" alt=\"The Lobster Shack\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0101.JPG by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5972061687\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6022\/5972061687_7c9a8efa71_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0101.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"The Lobster Shack by Julie Rubes, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/julierubes\/5974069326\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6139\/5974069326_22fcf1eb76_t.jpg\" alt=\"The Lobster Shack\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On our way to Portland we stopped for the afternoon in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. After some searching the night before for a stop over with lobster we settled on the Lobster Shack at Two Lights. \u00a0The Yelp reviews were either raving or bitching about parking and tourists so we rolled the dice. \u00a0Before lunch we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,5,7,19],"tags":[469,470,466,468],"class_list":["post-5390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beer","category-common-man","category-food","category-travel","tag-cape-elizabeth","tag-lobster-shack","tag-maine","tag-new-england"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pazIS5-1oW","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5390"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5405,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5390\/revisions\/5405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}