Monday, June 6, 2011

The Maine Event

It took some thinking to figure out how to top Memorial Day 2010 and its memorable Plymouth landing re-enactments, but I finally settled on Maine. Though I guess going out of state this year means I'll have to go out of country, next . . . Good thing Canada's close.

Anyhow, Maine.

My friend Ali and I drove up to Portland on Saturday and took some time wandering around its charming little waterfront/tourist area, checked out the Maine Mall (because yes, there's only one mall in the state of Maine), and enjoyed the temperate Maine-y weather (which is to say overcast and windy). That night we also discovered that every ward in Maine starts at 9:00 a.m. I guess when you all have your own buildings you can have church whenever you want to . . . (though I'd have gone for 10:00, personally). After church we ventured to the Portland Head Light (actually in Cape Elizabeth), which is actually a lighthouse. The weather proved agreeable, the scenery proved quite picturesque, and the whole excursion proved a success.

Monday we headed back South, stopping at the beach in Hampton, New Hampshire for a few hours of sun and mingling with the singles. Then it was back to the big cities and responsibilities.

Maine's Rocky shores

Maine + sea + birds. Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
Gary D. Schmidt, am I right?
No?

Okay, okay. What about this one?
Sarah Plain and Tall, yes? Remember, 'cause she's from Maine . . .

Oh.
(awkward pause)

Uhm, well, third time's the charm?
There's a Pete, there's a dragon . . .

Ah-ha. There we go.


Rest assured, no choruses of "Candle on the Water" were sung.

3 comments:

@emllewellyn said...

Favorite place. Love it.

Amy-Alisa said...

Did you have any good seafood? Did you know that Stephen King lives in Maine?

Laura said...

I want to go to Maine. That's my goal before I graduate: go to Maine.