Exploring Maine

   I had always heard that Maine was a beautiful place, with cute historical villages, and a rugged coastline. I had heard the tails of fishermen and lobsters but until now have never gotten a chance to experience the state myself. Heidi had planned a four day road trip to Maine for us and I was excited to finally see it first hand.

Rockland Breakwall and tall ship

  One things we always try to do when we go on road trips or to new places is to look up old friends. Not only is it a great way to reconnect but they can give you the local knowledge about their area. We first headed to Camden to track down our friend Phoebe who I last saw underwater scuba diving in Bali.

  We had a wonderful time checking out towns like Rockland and Camden which all seem to be situated around bustling harbors filled with beautiful boats and wooden tall ships zipping in and out. We had a wild dinner at a wonderful little restaurant called the Rhum Line where the weather changed from beautiful sunset, to lightning, to torrential downpour, to finally hail! We tried our best to stay dry under the outside umbrella but eventually had to make a run for it.

Phoebe and the lighthouse

  After experiencing the 'cabin in the woods' life that night we were pleased to see the sun was back out for our morning walk. Phoebe met us for breakfast before taking us to the nearly mile long Rockland Breakwater. There was a little lighthouse at the end and we nearly timed it perfectly to see a big tall ship sail right by the end of the breakwall as we got close to the end.


   The next stop for us was our cute bed and breakfast called the Kennebec Inn located just outside of the downtown area of Bath, Maine. The proprietor was a lovely woman who cooked up some delicious breakfasts. The town of Bath was fun to walk around and learn about its storied boat building history which continues today with big military ships. The architecture all around this part of Maine it typical of the New England historical design with beautiful porches and frills.

 There are tons of peninsulas which are all worth exploring here in mid-coast Maine. We hit up the beach closest to our b&b for some photo taking and shell collecting. There was an old fort built on the river that reminded me a bit of Fort Pulaski back in Savannah. The beach was massive with incredible views. Tiny waves trickled in and we did find some intact sand dollars that Heidi took to add to her shell collection.

 It turns out that Maine is every bit as beautiful as people describe. I feel like I only got a small taste of the what the state has to offer but you know what they say, 'always leave something for next time.'

Downtown Bath, Maine