Maine

 Maine was so much better than I could have imagined. Buckle up because I took a lot of photos. Our first day we arrived in Portland and went straight to Eventide for lunch. I had been recommended Eventide by a few people and it did not disappoint. Their lobster roll is life changing and it was fun to sample a variety of oysters.

From there we got Trader Joes for the week and drove up to Blue Hill to settle into our Airbnb. If you are considering going to Maine I cannot recommend Blue Hill and the home we stayed in enough. It was a creaky, old quintessential Maine home: Downeast Treasure to Enjoy - Houses for Rent in Blue Hill, Maine, United States - Airbnb.

I loved sitting on the porch in the morning having coffee and watching deer in the yard. The town of Blue Hill also has great shopping, restaurants, coffee and a wine/cheese shop that was perfect. We were able to quickly get to quite a few locations from Blue Hill.

Day 2 we drove to Bar Harbor for whale watching but alas the whale watching was cancelled due to fog. The weather was pretty epically moody and we were able to pivot and hike to Thuya Gardens, which was a highlight of the trip for me. We also hiked to our first lighthouse. 

We got back from Bar Harbor in time to make it to the Roaring Lion Farm for their farmer's market and taco night (definitely recommend)

This kid and I had a long talk about dahlias.

Day 3 was Lobster day! We spent time hiking around Blue Hills Falls and exploring the bays around the house. Then we ordered fresh lobsters to have a feast back at the house with champagne and sides from the market in town.

We also visited our new favorite place in the world: The Shaw Institute. They are a free aquatic education center where we learned about local sea life. I thought I was going to be so bored, and I am instead the biggest fan of lobsters ever. Seriously. I am obsessed. I would love to talk to you about lobster facts. We met Cool Ranch, a blue lobster, as well as sea horses, a decorator crab, a moon snail, sea cucumbers and a pink anemone named Pink Princess.

Day 4 we explored the town of Stonington on Deer Island and it was adorable. We also scored reservations to Tinder Hearth Farm and had an amazing pizza dinner at the farm with (more) oysters (duh!) and cocktails and ice cream. 

Day 5 we decided to cash in on that cancelled whale watching trip... but it was cancelled again. So! We instead took a sunset boat tour of Acadia. While waiting for the sunset cruise we were able to visit the Bar Harbor Aquatic Center to continue exploring my new passion for Lobsters. They had a rare tangerine, cotton candy and calico lobster! All that lobster looking made us hungry for lobster, so we went out for lobster melts before the stunning boat trip.

And then next day we went home. That's a wrap on Maine. Memories were made, excellent food was consumed and we had minimal arguments. I love you Josh and Bowie!