Wyoming Comes to Town

Rounding out our planned visits, Meredith's father and stepmother from Wyoming came to visit this past week. Having planned to make it in perfect time for peak foliage season (not enough of those trees out in Wyoming to get a good taste for autumn), they will more than likely be the last guests to stay with us for awhile. In the spirit of Portland we made sure to show them every taste, sight and sound of the area as possible.

As with every visit from friends and family, the regular staples were there: Flatbread, walking around the Old Port, the Head Light and Freeport. Luckily for them, and sadly for us, there visit signified the last week The Lobster Shack is open for the season, so it looks like we'll have to stick it out at least until next summer. We've also added a newer attraction to our list of stops, thanks to Victoria and Savanna, we've started to take our guests to Spring Point Light in South Portland for a great view of the Portland skyline.







In an attempt to see as much foliage as possible we headed up mid-coast to Camden on Sunday morning. Big Papa Perdue had lunch with Richard Russo at the Camden Deli, and although there was a constant slight shower, we enjoyed seeing the town post-peak season. Unfortunately the view from the top of Mt. Battie in Camden Hill State Park was limited, to say the least. A slight detour on the way back ended up turning out to be a fortunate diversion as the sun peaked through the clouds over the water outside of Damariscotta. The beautiful trees and quintessential New England streets gave quite the backdrop for Mr. Perdue to test out his new camera. We even got to add a new gelateria to our ever-growing list of delectable Maine stops.







On Monday before they had to leave we headed over to Mackworth to try to let Orvis run some energy out. Although his normal swimming spot was stolen by a beach meditator, it gave us the chance to more fully explore the little gem of an island that we have been underusing. The casual stroll around the perimeter of the island provides a number of beautiful views of the Casco Bay and East End areas, and will definitely become more of a standard in our trips to Mackworth.

We enjoyed having the Perdues come visit, but now it looks like it will be just the three of us for a few months (nudge, nudge Cindy and Justin), so I guess it will be up to Meredith and I to discover some new seasonal adventures to write back home about.

Breathe easy!