Our trip started off on Thursday with a trip to Newburyport, MA. Like most of the towns that we visited during our mini road trip, it was very cute with lots of charm and cute little boutiques. We walked around the downtown area, grabbed sandwiches at a local pizza shop and made our way to the beach, also known as Plum Island. No, the beaches here aren’t near as pretty as those on the Gulf of Mexico with white sand and blue waters, but they are nice and you definitely feel like you are in New England. Cliffs, rocks, coarse sand, and frigid waters are all must haves when going to a New England beach. The fact that the weather was perfect made the trip even better! It is so nice to go to the beach and not sweat to death, which is something that you rarely go without doing while sitting on a beach in Florida.
Chris and I on Plum Island
 |
Chris loves the beach!
After spending the day at the beach, we made our way up to Freeport, ME to check out the cool little town that is home to the corporate headquarters of L.L. Bean. I had heard so much about it that we had to go. Might as well since we live so close. Unfortunately, I didn’t really need any gear from L.L. Bean, so it was somewhat of a wasted trip. L.L. Bean has tons of stores there….one for every type of outdoor activity that you can imagine. Since L.L. Bean brings so many people to the area, downtown is mostly packed with outlet shopping like J.Crew, Banana Republic, and the list goes on and on. I definitely would like to venture back up there and spend the day in Freeport, instead of the evening we spent there after all the stores except for L.L. Bean had closed.
Chris with a very LARGE "duck" boot outside L.L. Bean.
We stayed the night in Portland, ME on Thursday and then woke up Friday morning to explore the town. Portland is also a very cool coastal town in Maine. It wasn’t my favorite, but it is also cram-packed with boutiques and other various stores. We had lunch at a local pub and then made our way back down the coast of Maine to Kennebunkport. One of my former bosses from Harris actually hails from Kennebunkport so I had to check it out. Oh, and the former President Bush has a place there. We honestly didn’t even get out of the car here. We just drove through the cramped downtown on Ocean Avenue and past the Bush’s compound. We didn’t have very much time to explore as much as we wanted to.
Chris learned a little bit of magic while eating at a pub in Portland.
The Bush Compound....it's located on its own peninsula. Nice!
And, the reason that we didn't have time to stop was because I, of course, wanted to do some shopping. So, we spent Friday afternoon and evening shopping at the outlets in Kittery. After Kittery, we made our way down to Portsmouth, NH. Now, this has to be my favorite place that we visited this weekend. And, I think it might have something to do with the food. We had originally decided to go to Portsmouth to check out a restaurant that was recommended in our New England guide, but, upon arrival, we discovered an extremely high priced menu with items that didn’t sound too appetizing. We were pretty bummed, but thankfully Poco’s Bow Street Cantina was right next door with seating available directly on the water. This is where we had the best meal of the weekend. I ordered a Pocata which is large tortilla filled with fajita chicken, onions and peppers and then topped with con queso cheese dip and served with guacamole. It may not sound like much but it had the most amazing taste to it. Chris and I will definitely be venturing back up to Portsmouth to partake in one of these. Very nearby was another reason to come to Portsmouth, Annabelle’s Natural Ice Cream. I had Peanut Butter Fantasy, which contains peanut butter ice cream, fudge swirl, and Reese’s peanut butter cups, and Chris had chocolate chip. The ice cream was excellent and a perfect way to end the day.
Saturday was spent eating brunch at The Friendly Toast in Portsmouth, where I had the largest pancakes ever, and then making our way to Ogunquit, ME to spend another day at the beach. It was another perfect day in the sun! We ended up also spending Sunday on the beach at Plum Island again. You may be asking….how in the world did she get Chris to go to the beach three days in one weekend? Well, my friends, I think he just missed me that much, lol! Oh and maybe the weather was perfect enough to make him forget about disliking sitting on the beach.
Saturday was spent eating brunch at The Friendly Toast in Portsmouth, where I had the largest pancakes ever, and then making our way to Ogunquit, ME to spend another day at the beach. It was another perfect day in the sun! We ended up also spending Sunday on the beach at Plum Island again. You may be asking….how in the world did she get Chris to go to the beach three days in one weekend? Well, my friends, I think he just missed me that much, lol! Oh and maybe the weather was perfect enough to make him forget about disliking sitting on the beach.
The largest pancake ever!
Another pic from Plum Island, and no, it isn't a topless beach. I have on a strapless bathing suit.
We spent Labor Day in Salem, MA attending the Partners’ Club Clambake for all new students and their partners. It was fun day filled with free lobster.
Chris and his lobster bib.
Now that vacation is over, I am back to work and Chris is back to school. We are slowly but surely making our way back into normalcy again.
No comments:
Post a Comment