Road Trip to the Northeast – Day 2
Day 2 – Continuing East, Arriving in Maine
I slept in, leaving the hotel a little before 10, and had breakfast on a beach in Hammonasset State Park. Good start to the day!
One of my goals for the trip was to find a geocache in each of the states I was visiting. First up was CT, so after breakfast, I used the Geocaching.com application for the iPhone to see what was around. I picked out an easy one (didn’t want to waste much time) and 10 minutes later I was signing the log. As the journey continued, I passed through RI and stopped for a geocache at a welcome center. After 15-20 minutes of looking for what I thought would be an easy find, I decided to give up and get back on the road. Being such a small state, there were no more easy opportunities at rest stops and such, so sadly, RI still remains on my list. I had much better luck in Massachusetts and Maine, though, finding a cache in each state.
By the time I made it to Maine, the weather had changed from sunny and warm to cloudy, wet and chilly. I had to change into jeans, gyms shoes and a pullover before venturing out more. My first destination in Maine was Portland, but on the way, I stopped in Cape Elizabeth for dinner. Upon a recommendation from Kristy, I went to The Lobster Shack for my first ever lobster dinner. Quite an experience! It was…weird…looking at the whole, intact crustacean in front of me, with eyes, antenna and the whole works. I didn’t know how to properly eat it, so I tried to imitate what I had seen on TV and the movies, cracking the back and pulling off the tail. Several attempts later trying to get out the meat, I noticed instructions on my wet and messy place mat. That helped! I mainly ate the tail meat; the rest just didn’t look very good. It tasted okay, I guess, but not anything I’ll eat frequently. At least I could have my first experience on the coast of Maine with fresh lobster! The whole meal cost $18, which I hear is cheap compared to the cost of just lobster inland.
After dinner, I went to Fort Williams Park, location of the Portland Head Light, the oldest lighthouse in Maine and the most photographed lighthouse in North America. It was nice to see it in person. I walked around the park for a bit, then found a geocache, which just so happened to be the first hidden in Maine, dating back to 2001.
Back on the road, it was getting dark fast. I had hoped to make it to Acadia NP that night, but that wasn’t going to happen. I stopped in Freeport, Maine, home of L.L. Bean and instead of rushing, I took my time
and enjoyed the city and the store. Picked up a few items at the Bean store that I had been wanting. Well, maybe more than a few…
Once I managed to pull myself away from the Bean store, I hit the road with the goal to get as close to Acadia as I could, at least to Bangor. After talking with Kristy and having her check hotel prices around Bangor, I decided to stop short of that to save some money; the hotels in Waterville, ME were much cheaper. I hit the sack after midnight with the plan to get up early the next morning to make it to finally my destination – Acadia NP.
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Still remember you emailing me about Car-Part's website.
never flown?! that blows me away! typo in the 'caliper'. 
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