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The one restaurant that was a repeat from our honeymoon seven years earlier was the Lobster Shack at Two Lights State Park. We ordered the exact same food we did seven years ago – the “shrimp boat” for Jen and the “haddock boat” for Paul. Our memories of the food did not fail us – [...]

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On our last day in Portland, we searched online for a new breakfast place within walking distance and found the Porthole Restaurant along the waterfront. Paul had a lobster omelette, and Jen had a “loaf plate” of grilled zucchini and cranberry orange breads. Breakfast did not disappoint. Shortly after, we headed south along the coast [...]

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We set off on a brief hike up Mount Gorham, which involved a short walk up a rocky trail to the top of a small mountain where we could look down all along the coastline. It was one of our favorite hikes ever. We didn’t spend much time at the top, since we noticed that [...]

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Thunder Hole gets its name from a recessed area in the rocky shore of the coast where, when the seawater rushes in with enough force, it makes a clapping sound like thunder. During high tide, the spray from the water can also drench tourists standing nearby. There was no danger of being drenched while we [...]

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On our third day in Maine, we had a quick breakfast at the hotel restaurant and drove (Paul drove) 3.5 hours to Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island. The weather was beautiful, so we drove up to Cadillac Mountain for a panoramic view from the top. Sadly, the cloud cover was low that day, [...]

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On our second full day in Maine, we ate a delicious breakfast at the Good Egg Cafe at Pepperclub Restaurant, then took a stroll along Commercial Street until we reached the ferry terminal. Though we were planning to wait until the afternoon to board the ferry for a ride around Casco Bay, we decided to [...]

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For our spring 2010 vacation, we decided to go back to Maine and take a day trip into New Hampshire. This would let us revisit some of our favorite honeymoon stops (notably the Lobster Shack at Two Lights in Cape Elizabeth) and add another national park (Acadia). We took the train to Boston, Massachusetts, and [...]

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Kennebunkport, ME

We decided to take a “shortcut” from Old Orchard Beach to Kennebunkport, where we would set sail with a whale watching expedition. In fact, we ended up adding 30 minutes to our trip and just made it by check-in time. It was cold and windy on the boat (Jen layered one sweater over another) and [...]

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Portland, ME

We didn’t have much time in the city of Portland, but we did manage to visit the Portland Museum of Art (very cool), stop at a pier for some photos, see a movie, and eat a good lunch at the Great Lost Bear.

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We started this day with a canoe trip in Scarborough Marsh. It was a pretty location, but we learned an important lesson – in addition to our problems with moving furniture together, we cannot paddle a canoe together. We did manage to keep it upright. After the marsh, we drove to Cape Elizabeth and visited [...]

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