Portland-Days Inn South Portland

... day in Freeport, MN.



Things we Observed:

· Most semi trucks have additional tandem axels under their trailer. Some have 9 axels and B-trains have up to 13.

· The interstate highway service centers are spectacular – they have everything a traveler needs (overnight parking, fuel, travel info, groceries, fast foods i.e ...

... day in Freeport, MN.



Things we Observed:

· Most semi trucks have additional tandem axels under their trailer. Some have 9 axels and B-trains have up to 13.

· The interstate highway service centers are spectacular – they have everything a traveler needs (overnight parking, fuel, travel info, groceries, fast foods i.e ...

Ni hao! (Hello in Chinese...pronounced "knee how")

We are now one week away from our departure and realizing that next week at this time we will be in the air over the Pacific and headed to China! The accumulating of stuff is coming to an end and the real packing is beginning. The girls love the whole packing thing...their mother...not so much. Excitement is in the air as the count down begins.

We are looking forward to ...

... a ride on an authentic old time train around the city's harbor and see many of the extraordinary sites that have stood for decades.
Most of the city is compact and perfectly walkable. There is so much to see and do that you will never feel bored or disappointed. One thing for sure, you definitely will not go hungry or run out of places to shop! The Old Port District is the historic side of Portland, and it is a wonderful area reminiscent of America's humble beginnings.

... the ocean to visit Old Orchard Beach. The beach could be mistaken for any beach in Hawaii except that the water is freezing. The beach was beautiful but the actual town was Coney Island like with carnival rides and lots and lots of tacky tourist shops. We continued on to Wells along the coast passing many beautiful homes and beaches.

The sun was shining brightly the next day so we decided to go to Kennebunkport. It soon became ...

... I won't describe, plenty of amazing places, which I'm not clever enough to describe, and the usual food and booze, which you don't need me to describe, there's not much else to say.

Am off to Connecticut tomorrow to stay with my mate, Phil for a few days so it'll be nice to talk to another human being rather than the collection of bad toiletry products from various motels that I have ...

... in cold snow for the majority of the year i'd consider moving there.

for lunch we sailed up to a seafood restaurant called Cook's. we had a slight buoy mishap, that sent me running around the small bay to save the buoy but it was also the first exercise i'd had in days so that was good.

lunch at Cook's was a-w-e-s-o-m-e. we had steam-ahs and fresh maine lobstah in maine. simple boiled lobstah. it was awesome.

When we checked in yesterday the ladies in reception had insisted that we should try the Merry Moose, the little log cabin in the grounds of the site that served pancakes and waffles for breakfast. So we wandered down there and put in our order for blueberry pancakes. A word of warning if you visit this KOA! The pancakes are huge! About 8 inches in diameter and about half an inch thick! And so a portion of two ...

... to refill our coffee cup AT ALL until we ask her when she drops off our check. Good heavens! Perhaps she is not a coffee drinker? This is a new incarnation of Uncle Andy's. Back in the late 80s I visited it when it was a marvelous bakery, stuffed to bursting with delights and doughnuts. The new owners seem to be doing a bang-up job of it -- there are eggs sunnyside-up painted on the bright blue counter trim! Cool ...