Weekend in Maine

Last weekend, we visited our good friends B and D at their vacation home on the coast of Maine. They have a BEAUTIFUL view from their house down to the river, which dumps out into the Atlantic not too far away.

This was Sophie's longest car trip, and let's just say that after an hour, she was ready to stop. She was sure to remind us that even though it was only about 2 hours to our first stop, it was time to eat! After taking care of that, we stopped for a little back to school shopping in Freeport, home to L.L. Bean, before arriving at our destination.

We then did a quick run to Damriscotta. There is a great little bookshop there called the Maine Coast Book Shop where we participated in their Harry Potter celebration. As soon as we got out of the car, EJ donned her HP cape and glasses and readied her wand in case any dementors were lurking (yes, the bookshop had characters...and there was a dementor!). Here's EJ getting her face painted by a witch:

On Saturday, we lounged around a little and visited some pottery shops. That evening, we went to a local seafood restaurant in East Boothbay, where EJ insisted on lobster, even though it wasn't on the kids menu. So, $28 dollars later, she and I split the twin lobster dinner. It was delicious! The dinner entertainment? The seagull who flew down to the counter and gulped down about 4 pats of butter wrapped in foil from a basket!

On Sunday before we left, EJ insisted in getting into the boat just once more. She really wanted another ride (she'd already had two), but that will have to wait for the next trip. Thanks again, B and D for a great weekend!