Honeymoon in Maine :o)

Hi everyone

I%26#39;m from the UK and I%26#39;m getting married in Maine this October...very excited!

We have planned loads of things to do and see but I was hoping for some advise as to what would be the best stops.

We are leaving Bar Harbor October 27th and arrive in Boston October 20th, there seems to be many places to visit on the way but I was hoping for the best places to visit / stay for the night. We were thinking, Kittery, Ogunquit, Portsmouth, Salem...are these places worth the stay and what%26#39;s worth staying longer and just a flying visit?

Thanks for your help, much appreciated :)

hales_79

Honeymoon in Maine :o)

hales 79: ';I%26#39;m from the UK and I%26#39;m getting married in Maine this October...very excited!';

That is evident---can you clarify the dates for us?

;-)

Honeymoon in Maine :o)

oops! The dates I meant to state in my first post was leaving Bar Harbor October 27th and arriving in Boston October 30th!! Apologies, my head is in the clouds at the moment :)

OK. So you have approximately three days to make what is a five to six hour drive from Bar Harbor to Boston. Without knowing what you might have seen before you arrived in Bar Harbor, here are some suggestions:

Head west and south down Rtes 1 %26amp; 3 through Bucksport. Stop at the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory---take the elevator to the top of the observatory and then take a short tour of Fort Knox, which was built to protect the area from some of your predatory ancestors (and mine, too, probably) but which never experienced a shot fired in anger.

Continue on down the coast through Belfast, Camden, and Rockland. Camden is one of our picture-postcard harbor towns. Rockport is home to the Farnsworth Museum, which houses the finest collection of art related to the downeast Maine area. It includes the Wyeth center, which is devoted to the works of N.C., Andrew, and James Wyeth.

Anywhere along here would be a good place to spend the night. The Camden area has several fine restaurants in addition to very nice B%26amp;Bs

Then continue on to Freeport and the iconic L.L. Bean complex of stores, as well as the other shops in the town. The Azure Cafe, very near L.L. Bean, is a nice place for lunch. Then on to Portland.

Stay in the Old Port area, down near the waterfront: our two favorite places to stay are the Portland Regency and the Hilton Garden (but not the one near the airport). Portland is our largest city---some 65,000 strong---most of whom seem to be devoted to great food. Fore Street has a very diverse menu; Street %26amp; Company is wholly seafood. There are many others than you can read about on the Portland forum.

From Portland, it is about a two hour drive to Boston.

Enjoy.

Thank you for your help, this looks like a great route to follow. :o)

becca