🍩Portland, ME🍩

Next up on my New England road trip: Portland! While we did see a few sites, a lot of our experiences in Portland were food related, which was different for me. I’m used to tours and history when I’m on vacation rather than basically eating the whole time, but it was kinda cool to relax and enjoy some delicious French fries, for example (hehe).

Donuts

For breakfast, we went to the famous Holy Donuts for potato donuts. I had a tangy lemon one and a Maine blueberry one. Dad had a plain one and a combined lemon-blueberry one. They were different, since they had potato in them, but they were delicious. We had to wait in a bit of a line, but it was totally worth it!

The Portland Head Light

Portland has a total of six lighthouses in the area, two of which are twins and in the same park. The Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth is apparently the most desirable job in Portland for lighthouse keepers, due to the fact that it has a beautiful house on the property. During our visit, it was warm and sunny, perfect for photos. We didn’t go into the museum, but we walked around for a little while and took in the view. There was a beach nearby and we swam for a while, however it was pretty cold and there was a lot of seaweed. Soon, rain clouds gathered in the sky, so we decided to leave. Just in time, too. It rained really hard for a few minutes.

Duck Fat Fries

After going to the beach and the lighthouse, we drove back to downtown Portland and decided to try Duck Fat’s famous Belgian Fries. I’d seen them mentioned on multiple websites, so we gave it a shot. There was a long wait to sit down, so we got a large order to go and they were ready in ten minutes. And they were perfect. Slightly crispy, slightly greasy, great with ketchup 👌. Unfortunately, I have no pictures of the glorious-ness, but they were great…

Sunset Cruise on Casco Bay

To end the day, we took a sunset cruise. Although the clouds happened to cover the sun that night, we saw all the lighthouses and the many islands surrounding Portland. There were even a few seals! The houses on the island are all incredibly expensive and I’m very jealous of the owners because it’s really pretty. And the high schoolers get to ride a boat to school instead of a bus!

Overall, I highly enjoyed Portland. I think I preferred Newport, though. It was really cute and there was more to do there. I feel like Portland is more of a party town, and Newport’s more for site-seeing. Tomorrow, I’ll be posting about Salem, Massachusetts. Stay tuned and have a beautiful day (or night, if you’re like me)!