When we booked our trip to Maine in the spring, I kept reading about the same activity over & over again: cycling the 27 mile Park Loop Road in Acadia National Park. My husband, already an avid cyclist, was excited to ride in such pretty scenery, but I wasn’t so sure. Much more likely to…
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Hotel Review: Bass Cottage Inn; Bar Harbor, Maine
After mostly moderately priced accommodations during our stay in Maine, we were both looking forward to the Bass Cottage Innin Bar Harbor, Maine, our splurge of the trip.When we arrived a bit earlier than check-in, Jeffrey, the inn keeper, met us at the door & gave a fantastic lunch suggestion (Side Street Cafe), guaranteeing that check-in would be…
Hotel Review: the Inn at Camden Place; Camden, Maine
The Inn at Camden Place is a bit of a hybrid inn-boutique hotel. It’s a very basic inn, without all the amenities of a hotel or bed & breakfast, but still had a small, charming feeling. We enjoyed chatting with the inn keeper, Judy, but found that most of the other guests beat us in age by…
Restaurant Review: District; Portland, Maine
When we walked up to the front of District, we almost didn’t go in. The outside looks a bit dodgy, with few windows & a generally plain looking building – like the outside of a seedy bar; but boy am I glad we opened the front door, because what we found inside was a comfortable,…
Hotel Review: Inn at Park Spring; Portland, Maine
Our recent Maine coastal road trip began in Portland with a two night stay at the Inn at Park Spring. The inn is located in a residential neighborhood & is tucked inside a renovated row house originally built in 1835. When we arrived mid-afternoon, we were greeted by John, the very friendly innkeeper, & a big map – he was…
