Blogs from Maine, United States, North America
April 30th 2012
This is the worst part for me since I have the hardest time striking a balance between having the right items and packing light! I don't want to forget anything, and it seems like I need to have my entire wardrobe at my disposal. After all, it might rain. Or it might be cold. I may need to dress up . . . it can be very confusing. On a more practical front, the voltage is different in Europe . . . does the voltage converter in my closet still work? Should I take my good hair appliances or will I fry them if the voltage converter is broken? Where did I hide those leftover euros from 2008? What purse should I take to hold all the necessities (yet still look stylish for Paris?) What about ... read more
Pre Trip Fun/ Test Blog
Published: March 5th 2012North America » United States » Maine » Carrabassett Valley
W. Kittery, Maine - October 18, 2011
Published: October 19th 2011North America » United States » Maine » Kittery
October 18th 2011
Today was a busy day here in Portsmouth, NH. I ended up working late this evening. One of my co-workers said he liked this small seafood restaurant outside of Portsmouth, Badgers Island, to be exact. For dinner, we ate seafood. The restaurant is Hebert Brothers Seafood (http://www.hebertbrothers.com/). This restaurant defines a "hole in the wall," in a good way. The restaurant is located on Badgers Island, north of Portsmouth, NH by one minute. The exterior of the building is very basic. To the right of the building are picnic tables, a good place to be during the warmer summer days/nights. Tonight it was cold for this southerner. Amazingly, the inside of the restaurant had no more than 10 tables. These tables are not your typical restaurant tables, they folding card tables with matching folding chairs. You ... read more
Whoopie Pies and Diners Dive-ins and Drives
Published: October 13th 2011North America » United States » Maine » Portland
October 10th 2011
Final day... boy what a quick trip this was... it seemed like just yesterday that we checked in... but I guess that's what weekend getaways are all about... activity filled and quick to end.... We had breakfast again in the lobby before checking out. Same stuff, still good. After breakfast, we hit the road. The game plan for today.... head into Old Port in downtown Portland, then head to airport for home. We parked the car along commercial street and walked around Old Port for a bit. Not much happening. Saw a cruise ship, went into a public market, saw few boutique shops, etc.... Portland is famous for their Whoopie pies, so we decided to try some. Bobby Flay had a Whoopie Pie throwdown with the Cranberry Island Kitchen... which just happens to be in Portland. ... read more
October 9th 2011
Day 2 began with an 8:00 breakfast meet up. Embassy Suites offered breakfast buffet everyday. So after everyone's allotted 30 minute morning time was completed, we headed downstairs to begin our day. The breakfast set up was very good. There was scambled eggs, home fries, sausage, bacon, french toast, fresh waffles and made to order omelets. All very good... all eaten = too full yet again. After breakfast, we headed out to Freeport. Freeport, ME was about 30 minutes away from Portland and was where the flagship LL Bean store was at; it's opened 24 hours and it had the big LL Bean boot in front. It was also the place where there were more outlets.... Yay for more outlets. We hit the LL Bean outlet, AF, North Face, Patagonia, and J. J. Coombes. Because we ... read more
The Portland trip that became the Foodie tour
Published: October 13th 2011North America » United States » Maine » Portland
October 8th 2011
So the morning started with an early morning (by Sherry standards) start. Mary, Aunt Sue and I headed off to BWI to catch a 9:20 flight to Manchester, NH. I ran about 5 minutes behind and we needed to make a pit-stop at my Aunt's house, so that meant that Betsy had about 30 minutes of Betsy time before we all met up. It was about an hour flight from BWI to Manchester. So we got to Manchester about 10:30ish. We got our rental car and we were off. We decided to take the more scenic more coastal road to Portland. So Mary took us along Route 1, but before we made it to Route 1, we saw Kittery Outlets and we had to stop. Who could refuse??? Kittery was in the town of York and ... read more
Vom Outdoor-Duschen zum Mützenkaufen in 2 Tagen
Published: October 10th 2011North America » United States » Maine » Trenton
October 7th 2011
Am nächsten Morgen haben wir noch mit Jaimie den kleinen Ort Chatham auf dem Cape besucht, wo wir ein paar Robben und die riesigen Ferienhäuser der Hollywoodstars gesehen haben. Dann bevor wir gefahren sind habe ich noch die Outdoor-Dusche bei Jonathan benutzt (garnicht so kalt wie man denkt) und wir haben uns auf den Weg Richtung Norden gemacht. Kurze Pausen auf dem Weg nach Maine, dem größten der Neuengland-Staaten haben wir in Portsmouth, New Hampshire auf einen Smoothie und in Freeport, Maine auf ein paar Tüten Outlet-Shopping gemacht. Das Wetter war allerdings so schlecht, dass wir die kleinen Fischerorte und Leuchttürme auf dem Weg ausgelassen haben. Nach einem langen und regenreichen Fahrtag den wir morgens auf Cape Cod noch mit Sonnenschein begonnen hatten kommen wir am Abend gegen 21 Uhr in unserem Bed and Breakfast in ... read more
Acadia National Park and Deer Isle
Published: October 7th 2011North America » United States » Maine » Bar Harbor
October 6th 2011
Hi All -- Early this afternoon Bob and I left his sister Judy’s house and headed to Gettysburg where we are right now. But, since I’ve fallen behind on these blogs, the following photos are from our three-day stay last weekend in Acadia National Park, including a trip to Deer Isle nearby. We visited Acadia last fall for six days and found it to be irresistible. So we couldn’t resist coming again this year. This visit the weather was calm with not much wind so we don’t get the dramatic photos that we were able to take last year with huge plumes of water as the waves hit the rocks. But it’s an awesome and magnificent place even without the drama. Following is a description from the official government website of the interesting history of the ... read more
Again -- back in the US
Published: October 5th 2011North America » United States » Maine » Bar Harbor
October 5th 2011
Hi! I'm resending the photos from the last blog so that you can open them. I was in a hurry to get this out yesterday and forgot to re-save each photo in a much smaller size. I did that this morning so that you should be able to open these photos much more easily. Each blog takes between 2 -3 hours -- selecting the photos and editing them, writing the narrative, then sending them via the internet which takes around 1/2 hour if it's a good connection. We have a hard time getting a decent WiFi connection on these trips and usually when we do it's for a very limited time. So sometimes, in my rush, I screw up. Sorry. Paula ... read more
back in the good old US
Published: October 5th 2011North America » United States » Maine » Bar Harbor
October 4th 2011
Hi, All – We’re now in PA visiting Bob’s sisters for a couple of days. Unfortunately, Bob now has a severe case of shingles which has been coming on for a couple of weeks. In fact, the doctor he saw this morning thinks he should be in the hospital right now getting some steroid shots to build up his immune system so that he can recover from this before permanent damage is done to his body. We have 10 days left before returning home. I just hope, for Bob’s sake, that these days are completely stress free. He’s in severe pain right now. Anyway, to continue with our trip . . . The following photos go back about a week, beginning with the day we left Grand Manan Island on a ferry and drove to St. ... read more
