Prices got so low, the lobstermen were tying up rather than go out. They were paying for the privilege of working - and that's about as hard a job as there is. Supposedly, it'll take a couple weeks for the processing plant backlog to work itself out.

But last I heard live lobsters were retailing 3.99/lb at the dock in Portland.

If you want a pretty drive, head up the coast to Camden and Rockland - very scenic. If you make it all the way to Castine, so much the better.

fiery, dependable, occasionally transcendent