One Weekend in Maine

Nate and I flew up to Portland, Maine, to spend the weekend with Parke and Sarah. We brought our good weather north, and had a fantastic time!

We arrived Friday night, and stayed up late chatting and catching up. Parke and Sarah have done a lot with their house since we last visited, and it looks great. On Saturday, we took a ferry across the Portland Harbor to visit Peaks Island.

Peaks Island is very cute. It's a small island, but quite pretty with rocky beaches and fun restaurants. We spent a few hours on the beach, absorbing the sun and laughing at the kids playing in the water.

We also laughed at Nate playing in the water. He swam all the way out to the tiny island way out past the beach. Nate said the water wasn't too bad. I thought it was frigid.

After showers and naps, we went out to dinner Saturday night at Fore Street in downtown Portland. The restaurant is really neat. It's both fancy and relaxed, with a gorgeous copper kitchen right in the middle of the room!

Nate ordered sea bass, not realizing he would be served the WHOLE THING. Luckily, our fantastic server was ready with fish knife in hand to gut the thing for him. I looked away, wholly grossed out!

On Sunday, we woke to a leisurely morning. Sarah and I had our toes done at a very cute salon. Then we all headed off to a Portland Sea Dogs game. It was quite hot sitting in the sun, and the Sea Dogs were not playing their best, but it was still a very fun afternoon! After the game, we went back to the house for some hamburgers on the grill. A very relaxing evening!

We wished we could have stayed longer, but we had to get back to Maryland and Riesling. We flew back Monday, and can't wait to see Parke and Sarah again soon!