The Other Portland

Before making this trip, I really hadn't understood just how close so many major cities are to each other in the northeast. Just an hour from Providence to Boston, and less than two hours from Boston to Portland.

I arrived in Portland around 6pm, and the weather was perfect when I arrived. Sunny and 68° with a breeze. My hosts welcomed me and let me know that they had friends coming over to play bluegrass music. We had a great night hanging out in their yard, playing music, talking, and laughing.



The next day, I had breakfast at a Cajun restaurant and did some laundry in the morning. Then I took the scenic route to visit those friends of my cousin, whom I will now refer to as my friends and to whom my license plate had been delivered. Along the way I saw some of the beautiful coastline, and visited the "Head Light," a famous lighthouse commissioned by George Washington.







I spent the afternoon in good conversation with my friends in Biddeford, ME, then SECURELY attached my license plate and went to have some lobster dinner at Gilbert's (per the recommendation of my friends) before joining my hosts for a bonfire with even more musicians.







I really enjoyed Portland, ME. I found it had a similar vibe to Portland, OR but it was smaller and chill. The weather was amazing... I kept having to tell myself that it's not like that all year long!

And the next morning morning I packed my bags and I was off for Canada!