Oct 072015
These fine photos were taken by our President Ben Loder. If you want to blame anyone for the captions, it is Bob Orleck. It is hard to maneuver so many pictures to have them in the order we did things or properly grouped together. We did the best we could so be aware they might not be in the best of order. Enjoy!
You can click on one photo and it will enlarge and then you can press the error at the right of the picture to go to the next photo and so forth.
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- Base of operations
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- Home-ported here
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- Pat Terrell talking to Deborah Rossfeld, and Faye Hales while Norm reads more Scuttlebutts
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- Richard Roy, Rick Butler, Bob and Mae LeClair in our hospitality room at Bluenose Inn
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- Norm check out some of those great old 48 page color Scuttlebutts we did in the past.
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- Wayne Shindler, Jan and Randy Bandor sharing some great shots they have gotten of Bar Harbor
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- Great bunch of folks enjoying each other in hospitality room as Norm still reads the Scuttlebutts 🙂
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- Madison loves reunions as you can see. Others need to bring their grandchildren.
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- Hospitality room gathering at Bluenose Inn.
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- Bob tells group about upcoming June 8-10, Portland-Boothbay Harbor Reunion.
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- Watching and listening to Dave Thorton’s Field Day aboard USS ORLECK presentation
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- He look, they are delivering some more pepperoni pizza
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- Thanks Anthony Bluenose Inn who took care of our hospitality room needs
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- Hospitality room gathering at Bluenose Inn.
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- Hospitality room gathering at Bluenose Inn.
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- Pizza from Pat’s Pizza served in hospitality room, Bluenose Inn
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- Hospitality room gathering at Bluenose Inn.
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- In March Orleck sailors and others went to Lake Charles to work on our ship.
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- Dave Thornton tells a funny one that at least Charlie appreciates
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- You know I see a 3 clawed lobster in my future (Mike Cooper)
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- Glenn & Betsy David
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- John and Sue Goldsworthy
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- Rick and Patti Butler with Madison Jade Underwood (nice smiles all)
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- Relaxing at the Bluenose Inn Great Room, Bar Harbor, Maine
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- Nice setting, good conversation at Great Room, Bluenose Inn
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- Richard Acord looking toward pool at Bluenose Inn, Bar Harbor
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- Deb Acord Godfrey and father Richard Acord enjoying the piano music at Great Room, Bluenose Inn
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- Dean Godfrey having a good laugh with Ken Pinner
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- Sydney Joseph and Homer Castille
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- Dave and Debra Thornton
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- Let’s see what we’re doing next.
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- Bluenose Inn Great Room, Bar Harbor, Maine
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- Watching the folks enjoy the evening
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- Jim Ash, Co-owner and Manager of Bluenose Inn, Bar Harbor greets folks
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- Tom Palmer, Barbara Nieman and Venus Orleck enjoying the evening.
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- Enjoying offerings at Bluenose Inn Great Room, Bar Harbor, Maine
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- Mommy, when am I going to get a big lobster like you promised
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- Enjoying offerings at Bluenose Inn Great Room, Bar Harbor, Maine
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- Enjoying offerings at Bluenose Inn Great Room, Bar Harbor, Maine
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- In line for something (food is a good guess) at Bluenose Inn
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- Gathering at Great Room at Bluenose Inn, Bar Harbor
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- Sydney and Homer carry on an electronic conversation 🙂
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- Randy Bandor and Wayne Shindler at Bluenose Inn
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- Faye and Bobby again
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- Gathering at Great Room at Bluenose Inn, Bar Harbor
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- Phil & Terry Rose and Aunt Barb at Bluenose Inn
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- Just sitting around at Bluenose Inn
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- Check those cool shirts Butler’s did.
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- Talking stories at Bluenose Inn
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- Bobby and Fay Hales at the Great Room, Bluenose Inn
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- Bill Trowell, Pianist at Bluenose Inn
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- I have this vision of this huge huge lobster we will have at The Upper Deck Restaurant on our last night of the reunion
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- A greeting from Bryan Davies, our great friend and sole member of the New Zealand Division of USS ORLECK DD 886 Association
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- Sun setting on another day
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- Sun setting on Frenchman Bay
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- Our tour guide on blue bus
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- Leaving bus to get on carriage ride at Acadia National Park
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- Getting off bus to have picnic lunch at Acadia National Park
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- It was a bright sunny day at Wildwood Stables Acadia National Park
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- Looking forward so to speak
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- Draft horses ready for pulling carriages at Acadia National Park
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- Carriage Ride at Acadia National Park
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- Enjoying the carriage ride at Acadia National Park
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- One their way to Rockefeller Carriage Ride Trials at Acadia National Park
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- Percherons draft horses ready for carriage ride pull
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- Beautiful day for a carriage ride. Acadia National Park
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- Percherons ready to go on carriage Ride Acadia National Park
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- David Norm and Pat getting in carriage for ride Acadia National Park
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- Loaded up and ready to go.
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- Carriage Ride view at Acadia National Park
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- Carriage Ride view at Acadia National Park
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- Cadillac Mountain view Acadia National Park
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- Cadillac Mountain view Acadia National Park
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- Cadillac Mountain view Acadia National Park
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- Cadillac Mountain view Acadia National Park
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- Checking out the view from the top of Cadillac Mountain
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- Sandra and John at Cadillac Mountain
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- Cadillac Mountain Acadia National Park with view of Frenchman Bay
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- Cadillac Mountain Acadia National Park
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- Cadillac Mountain Acadia National Park
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- The Youngs at Cadillac Mountain
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- Acadia National Park
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- Acadia National Park
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- Authentic Wig Wam Acadia National Park
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- Acadia National Park
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- Cadillac Mountain Acadia National Park
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- Checking out the area at Acadia
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- Thunder Hole at Acadia National Park
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- Acadia National Park
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- Acadia National Park
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- Acadia National Park
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- Acadia National Park
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- Acadia National Park
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- Acadia National Park
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- Linda and Henry Pinner
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- Acadia National Park
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- Faye Hales, Linda and David Seaman
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- Taking a break on the walk to the gardens
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- Asticou Inn, Northeast Harbor
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- At Asticou Inn
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- At Asticou Garden
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- Asticou Garden
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- Asticou Garden
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- 1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4
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- Asticou Garden narrow walkway
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- Rick and Rich
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- Entry of Asticou Inn
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- Pre-dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Pre-dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Pre-dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Pre-dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Beautiful Northeast Harbor
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- Pre-dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Pre-dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Pre-dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Pre-dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Pre-dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Pre-dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Pre-dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Pre-dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Pre-dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Pre-dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Pre-dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Pre-dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Pre-dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Terri and Phil Rose at Asticou Inn
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- Jen and Jim our bus drivers with Northeast Harbor in background
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- Kathy and David Ayer on left
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- Dinner at Asticou Inn deck
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- Peggy Schmitt and Linda Buckley relaxing at Asticou Inn
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- Gathering on deck at Asticou Inn
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- Dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Jim, Jen, Bill and Deborah at The Upper Deck Restaurant
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- Dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Dinner at Asticou Inn with Madison
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- Dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Dinner at Asticou Inn
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- Red sky at night, sailor’s delight.
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- Seal Cove Auto Museum
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- Rainey Bench, Director of Auto Museum greets the folks
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- Roland likes this one.
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- 1928 Model A Huckster-Ford
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- 1909 Corbin
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- 1913 Peugeot
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- 1905 Pierce Great Arrow
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- 1913 Metz
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- 1914 Stanley Steamer
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- Norm check out the goodies
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- Kathy Ayer in the Benz
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- Linda Buckley getting a ride in the 1908 Rauch & Lang by Rainey Bench
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- Barb about to embark on the Benz
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- Bill Blush in the Benz
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- 1908 Rauch & Lang
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- Mae LeClair in the Benz
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- 1928 Model A Huckster-Ford
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- 1888 Benz replica
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- 1922 Model T Depot Hack-Ford
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- Just in case I get car sick.
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- The Benz from the back
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- Patti in the Benz
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- Watch out!
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- Hi
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- Pop the clutch and see what it does.
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- Elaine and Chase Staples
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- Wayne Shindler and Phil and Terri Rose in a 1922 Model T Depot Hack-Ford
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- John getting ride in the Benz
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- That is a 1888 Benz Steam Engine Replica
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- Madison and Patti going riding in a car. And the car goes zoom zoom.
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- What a contrast. Cell phone and 1900 Vintage auto.
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- I remember when they built that first Benz in Germany.
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- Phil and Terri Rose enjoying conversation
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- Gene, Avis, Debra and Dave enjoying good conversation
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- Bar Harbor Nature boat tour
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- One of many cruise ships at Bar Harbor
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- More boring scenery (just kidding)
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- Smile for the camera
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- I see the eagle I think
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- What a glorious day!
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- Bill, Randy and Jan
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- On the left side you will see…..
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- The Nature Boat Cruise
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- Fay Hales and JC Young enjoying the boat ride.
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- That Jen and Jim, our great bus drivers
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- Beautiful shot of Acadia coastline from Nature Boat Cruise
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- Folks inside the boat
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- Bar Harbor Whale Watch Nature Boat Cruise
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- Roland and Pam
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- Avis and Gene
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- There’s that egg rock lighthouse again and looks like some eggs have hatched
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- View from nature boat cruise
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- Nature boat cruise view
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- Egg Rock Lighthouse
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- Bar Harbor Nature Boat Cruise
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- From the Nature Boat Cruise
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- You better watch out.
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- Name that bird and its not Larry.
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- That is a Cormorant not an eagle silly
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- Nice shot Ben!
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- There’s the eagle!
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- What’s that?
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- I think I see the bald eagle
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- Acadia
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- Acadia rock outcropping
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- See that bald eagle now?
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- Home of the Monstah Lobstah
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- Beautiful Southwest Harbor
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- The Upper Deck
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- Getting served at The Upper Deck bar
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- The hors-d’oeuvres line at The Upper Deck
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- Somethings happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear!
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- Southwest Harbor in background
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- The Upper Deck buzzes with conversation
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- Captain Tom at the helm of this table.
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- Tom watches as Sydney and Homer talk to one another on devices and Bill wishes he was at the other table.
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- The Texas contingent
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- If John & Sandy has trouble with the bib wait until they get the lobster.
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- Lots of good conversation going on.
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- I have heard that some lobsters have 3 claws. No kidding!
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- Mae wants 2 of those big lobsters.
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- The Upper Deck
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- The Upper Deck
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- Guess which ones are eating lobster?
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- Good Chowdah
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- The Upper Deck anticipating a feast.
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- I would be afraid of such a large creature too Linda!
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- Where those big boys are cooked
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- Bill Rossfeld telling lobster tales
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- Tom disguises himself with the old finger mustache trick
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- Its a little yellow flower
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- Wish I was out there in the sunshine instead of just sitting here.
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- The Upper Deck
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- Bar Harbor sunset
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- Frenchman Bay sunset
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- Bluenose Inn
…My many thanx Ben Loder for your outstanding eye for detail via the camera lens. Your sharing of these images with those of us unable to attend are especially appreciated.
…My dream, my bucket-list need (if you will) is to meet others who call themselves Orleck sailors and to shake their hands, swap sea tales and get to know them.
…My time aboard my-then “Mother” -Orleck has given me precious memories that will no doubt be of my last thoughts before my day is done & I join others who sailed her decks that now belong to the ages.
…I have re-connected with a few of my crewmates that I steamed with (while on Westpac) via Facebook and thru late nite phone sessions. What a joy and blessing it’s been to get to know them again
…For your sharing these gems with all of us I offer a very reverent & honoring HAND SALUTE ( ~ ).
……~ W. Bill Springer BT3 -Vietnam Veteran… cherry-boy-crewmember @ age 17 yrs. 8 mos.~……
What great photos you have done it again Mr Loder
…I totally concur, Bryan Davies… Ben Loder certainly has a keen eye for what the lens brings in. I believe it best to describe his work as ‘drinking in the wonder of what his surroundings allow, his landscapes & people caught in-the-act of being themselves is outstanding.’ Being able to “be there” vicariously through his photographs has been a gift. …Yes, he (has) done it again ! -Springer, BT3