Cousins come a callin'

As always, I am about three weeks behind where I need to be on this blog. Things have been kind of busy with work and I've been neglecting my job to inform you all of what has been happening. A few weeks ago my cousins, Victoria and Savanna, were lured up here by some of our previous food posts and the promise of a beautiful early fall in Maine. Almost immediately after they touched ground, we got their visit started off correctly, with a midnight visit to L.L. Bean. Needless to say, there aren't many locals hanging around Freeport at midnight, but it was quite the experience, seeing those normally bustling stores all but empty. Savanna and Victoria immediately got in the Maine spirit by picking up a few Bean jackets and pullovers that would come in handy as the fall weather got a little cooler.






The next day we tried to change things up by doing something new and headed to an apple orchard in New Gloucester. We had a great time picking the apples that would become the main ingredient for our dessert that evening that accompanied our lobster dinner: apple crisp!










We showed the girls as much of Portland on Sunday, as possible, with a fun side trip to Mackworth Island with Orvis. After a delicious seaside lunch at the Lobster Shack, we ran down to see the lighthouse at Cape Neddick in York, and made it back in time for a delicious dinner at our all-time favorite pizza place, Flatbread. My cousins, being the shopaholics they are, far from turned down the opportunity to return to Freeport for some more shopping on Monday morning. After a morning of shopping, we got them to the airport to catch their flight back to Charlotte. We were so glad to get to share this time with Savanna and Victoria, and hope they'll return next season for a little breathe-easy lifestyle in Maine.