We had a great day with Sarah on Monday but it was a wet one!
We visited the lighthouses in South Portland which were interesting and pretty. The coastline reminded us of St Andrews and the smell of the sea was also familiar.
We had a good lunch in Old Portland while the storm crashed outside with dramatic thunder and lightening and warnings were broadcast on the weather channel. We decided to abandon the tourism trail and retreated to the Mall where it was dry and warm.
Someone then had the bright idea that we should go to a movie. No-one is now admitting to that idea but several hundred miles and some hours later we found the cinema. Maps and Maine do not seem to go together. The locals are keen to be helpful but by and large they don't know their way around. We received lots of advice on how to find the cinema but they were all wrong. They were probably not far wrong but a miss is as good as several miles when playing on the interstate.
Anyway we eventually got to Cinemagic and bought tickets for Ocean 13. We missed the start and had to sit in the front row. It was a good film but by the end all four of us had crinked necks bystaring up Brad Pitt's nostrils for 90 minutes.
We thought we would finish the evening with some coffee and desert so a few minutes later we were in Dunkin Donuts enjoying the fine cuisine you can find there. Standards seem to have slipped a bit since Boston.
We delivered Sarah home safely to Tripp Lake by 11pm. We think she had a good day but at least it reminded her of her kooky family and made life in a log cabin with 7 eleven year olds seem not so bad!
We really enjoyed seeing her and hearing her tales of camp. Now we are heading up the coast in search of whales.
We visited the lighthouses in South Portland which were interesting and pretty. The coastline reminded us of St Andrews and the smell of the sea was also familiar.
We had a good lunch in Old Portland while the storm crashed outside with dramatic thunder and lightening and warnings were broadcast on the weather channel. We decided to abandon the tourism trail and retreated to the Mall where it was dry and warm.
Someone then had the bright idea that we should go to a movie. No-one is now admitting to that idea but several hundred miles and some hours later we found the cinema. Maps and Maine do not seem to go together. The locals are keen to be helpful but by and large they don't know their way around. We received lots of advice on how to find the cinema but they were all wrong. They were probably not far wrong but a miss is as good as several miles when playing on the interstate.
Anyway we eventually got to Cinemagic and bought tickets for Ocean 13. We missed the start and had to sit in the front row. It was a good film but by the end all four of us had crinked necks bystaring up Brad Pitt's nostrils for 90 minutes.
We thought we would finish the evening with some coffee and desert so a few minutes later we were in Dunkin Donuts enjoying the fine cuisine you can find there. Standards seem to have slipped a bit since Boston.
We delivered Sarah home safely to Tripp Lake by 11pm. We think she had a good day but at least it reminded her of her kooky family and made life in a log cabin with 7 eleven year olds seem not so bad!
We really enjoyed seeing her and hearing her tales of camp. Now we are heading up the coast in search of whales.
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