I learned something really interesting about human nature on our trip to Portland, Maine yesterday. And that is: people will take a picture of anything if a tour guide points it out. Seriously! We took a 90-minute harbor cruise, and the weather was beautiful. Any time the guide pointed out a landmark, animal or even a large rock, the amateur photogs were snapping away. For example, there was a small island with a large pole and sign bearing the number 9. Apparently, there are two ospreys living there. Great, but they weren't there at the time, yet everyone felt compelled to capture the "exciting" pole and sign.
I think the guides probably have contests among themselves to see who can come out with the most outlandish thing to get people to photograph ... "And here we have a port-o-potty used by workers who are repaving the sidewalk about 1/2 mile from a historic lighthouse ..."
Anyway, Portland is a very cool city, and we had a blast.
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