When I left off with our last "story" post, we had just finished up Day 1 in Boston.
Day 2 dawned rainy and cold. I was very happy that we had seen so much the day before and had nice weather to do it.
One thing that Levi had wanted to do when we were in Boston was go to a Boston Red Socks game, and I, being the not-at-all-a-sports-nerd, wasn't too keen on spending honeymoon time at a baseball game. So, we compromised and decided to go to Fenway Park and do a tour instead.
So, we packed up, said farewell to our host at the B&B, grabbed some tea and muffins, and headed towards the legendary stadium.
On the way, we found this....
It was tucked away on a quiet side street up on a hill. And it was beautiful. We got out of the car and just walked around it for a few minutes and looked. I loved all of its details.
I can't imagine going to church in a place as beautiful as this, but I bet it would be pretty awe-inspiring!
After the little detour, we finally made it to Fenway, and Levi was as happy as a kid in a candy store! Our guide was very knowledgeable about the Park and the Red Sox and told us so many interesting facts and stories about the team and its history.
I enjoyed seeing all the displays and hearing the stories, but I enjoyed seeing how happy Levi was even more.
Yep. That's Babe Ruth's signature on that ball. They had a whole wall of signed baseballs going back to the early days of the game! It was really cool to see.
I'm happy we got to go to somewhere that has been on Levi's bucket list for a while, and I'm happy we both had such fun!
As soon as we left the park, we saw the Boston House of Blues right across the street! So I took a picture, because that's what I do.
We decided to take one last spin around town before heading north to Maine. Goodness, I love the architecture in Boston. Just look at it.
We also decided that it wouldn't be a true trip to Boston without visiting the Boston Harbor, the site of the Boston Tea Party. Happily, we discovered that there was a Boston Tea Party museum there WITH a tea room called Abigail's Tea Room. We just had to go there! We were a bit done with museums and exhibits for the time being though, so we walked around and looked at the ships where the museum docents do reenactments of the Boston Tea Party and dress in pretty awesome costumes while doing it. And Levi made a friend - Sam Adams. They chatted about the Red Soxs. ;)
Levi then indulged me by having tea with me at Abigail's Tea Room. I was in heaven! They had three different blends of tea you could taste, all of which were historically accurate to what the colonists drank in the late 1770s. And you got to keep your souvenir mug after the tasting! When we were finished drinking tea, I then did what a true Patriot would do and dumped tea in the Boston Harbor! Total tourist, I know. At least I kept the bag.
The farther north we went, the foggier it got. And the emptier it got. Less and less towns and more and more trees. We even saw some snow, the first we'd seen since getting to NE.
We arrived at our cozy B&B and were the only guests. Apparently tourist season had just started that weekend, and we basically had Kennebunk Port to ourselves. It was lovely. We stayed at the 1802 House just outside of town.
Our room had a fireplace and a jacuzzi tub, and we had this wonderful breakfast the next morning. The souffle was amazing.
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The next day, we went out to explore Kennebunkport. I didn't know this at the time, but Kennebunkport is a very popular tourist town in the summer, and the Bush family even has a vacation home nearby. Since we were there in early April, though, the town was just waking up from winter, and I think we may have been the only tourists around. It was so nice to explore without having a crowd of people pressing everywhere. And the town was just what I expected a coastal New England town to be.
After walking around and checking out some of the shops (most weren't open yet since the season had just started back up), we decided to drive out to the ocean and see what a real "Maine coastline" looked like.
I "knew" what to expect, but at the same time, I was completely blown away by how different it was from the Southern coast and how beautiful! The wind was so cold, the waves so loud, and the rocks so big! It was breathtaking.
We climbed along a rocky bit for a while and looked into the tide pools and just stood in amazement at everything.
All of it was simply magnificent.
After getting thoroughly chilled from the wind and sea spray, we drove back into town and stopped at a place called Alisson's for lunch. The. Best. Chowder. Ever. And I tried a lot of chowder in New England and since we've gotten back! Seriously. If you're ever in Kennebunkport, go to Alisson's and get the chowder. I dream about this chowder sometimes.
Levi had clam strips and said they were pretty amazing as well.
After getting lunch, we said goodbye to beautiful Kennebunkport and continued north to Portland, ME. We got there by late afternoon, checked into our B&B. We stayed at the West End Inn. The innkeepers were quirky, cat figurines were scattered about with the antique books and furniture, and our room was tucked away in a quiet corner off the main room. I loved that inn. After we got settled in, we took our innkeepers advice and drove down to the ports to eat at Flatbread Company Pizza. Organic wheat crust, homemade sausage, fresh veggies, and Maine Root Ginger Brew. It was extremely yummy and had a wonderful view of the harbor where we could watch boats come in for the night while we waited for our pizza. It was a good night of taking it easy and enjoying good food.
The next day, we visited Portland Head Lighthouse, one of the most photographed lighthouses in New England. It was chilly and windy that day, and we had the park almost to ourselves. It was beautiful! I wanted to stay there forever with the rocks and the huge waves crashing against the cliffs and the wind blowing in fresh sea air.
After Portland Head, we drove back into town and visited the International Cryptozoology Museum on Avon St. in Portland. We had seen an ad for it on a brochure and had no clue what to expect, so we went on an adventurous whim. Sooooo, it was a museum just about Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, and chupacabras. It was... Interesting. But we had a good laugh out of it. And Levi made another friend.
We then said goodbye to Portland and headed north again! Destination: Montreal!!
Next "Our Story" post: Montreal
