Castine

Castine is one of the oldest communities in North America, continuously inhabited from the early 1600's. I arrived there on the same day the ship "The State of Maine" returned from two months at sea. My mind reeled with thoughts of Tintin returning from an adventure, having solved an important case.

I adored the old colonial houses and historic markers sprinkled throughout the town, telling stories of battles between those who claimed the land, and those newly arrived. I was delighted with the dozens of starfish beneath the dock, and wrote postcards on the porch of the Pentagoet Inn, before dinner of tagliatelle with fiddleheads, in a sauce of truffles and cream.