Can you guess where we were from the lobsters below?
Lobsters were everywhere but there were lots of whales, too.
Not every animal was man-made. We saw live fish as well.
By now, you’ve probably guessed. We drove in air conditioned comfort to an air conditioned adventure destination… L.L. Bean in Freeport ME.
With a heat advisory warning targeting New England this weekend, we decided the adventure of L.L. Bean would be the perfect getaway for us. It was cooler in Maine but we felt the heat from a firepit as we approached.
We were handed marshmallows on sticks to roast over firewood flames, then sandwiched the yummy gooeyness on Hershey chocolate between monogrammed grahams. This was L.L.Bean’s big S’more out of Summer event that also took place in NYC and will pop up other places.
Our picture was taken with gigantic marshmallows and we were encouraged to add it to Instagram to win a tent, sleeping bags and more. We laughed at our pic but would NEVER add two old folks to their Instagram photos full of youngsters. Too weird.
It must have been a Shop With Your Dog Day, too. They were everywhere, even in the small restaurant. Big dogs, little dogs, black and white dogs, dogs going up, dogs going down. Go Dog Go!
The wing of the store that was once luggage, etc. now caters to exclusively to children. One parent seemed to be clothes and bookbag shopping and the other was engaged in interactive entertainment with children. Progress!
Lunch and shopping behind us, we headed for the parking lot, Ben & Jerry’s cones in hand, melting, dripping, sticky, delicious. On the way home we overwhelmed by the number of people for many, many miles on I-95 heading to Vacationland Maine… and, oh so very thankful we headed up early and beat those crowds.
As we drove south, we checked out folks along the way trying to keep their cool under the blazing sun. There were always lines at ice cream stores, the waterfront was full of people and boats in Wells Beach ME, and water parks were packed to the limit as you can see on the duel stairways here.
But the most unusual sight we saw was on I-95 as we were going 70 MPH. Out of my passenger window a Harley whizzed past on our right and actually left us in the dust. The passenger, arms out, was obviously enjoying the high speed breeze they were creating. Yikes and more yikes!
Home safe and sound at days end with shadows of the setting sun hitting the house and cooling us a bit. Today we have another heat advisory warning but there are breezes and perhaps a thunder storm or two rolling in to water my gardens and cool us even more.
Perfect day away. Whenever I see the Maine traffic I always wonder who is left in MA. 🙂
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I-95 north looks like this every weekend this time of year. It would make me think twice about a vacation camp but my kids are looking.
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An interesting trip on a hot day. My husband and I use to ride motorcycles, but I never held my arms out like this lady – very dangerous. Need to hang on to the driver at those speeds. Thanks for sharing your nice day. Perhaps the heat will go away for all of us in the Eastern U.S.
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It’s a beautiful cool Monday morning and I’m sitting outside having coffee. I think the awful heat has ended for us. I was so stunned at how fast the Harley was traveling and worried for them.
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Never take chances on motorcycles. Some people do not realize they can die. Lost 2 friends a few years ago when they wrecked on a motorcycle on the freeway. Sad
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They scare the heck out of me. My son is talking about getting one and I’m doing everything I can to change his mind.
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The traffic situation is so bad anymore – we do not ride them now. Things were different a couple of decades back. Everyone needs training before they ride them the first time.
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I love that store. We’ve made the trip to Freeport a number of times.
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Whenever we go to Freeport‘s L.L. Bean, it’s a party. They always have something fun going on… especially for children and I might be in that category mentally.
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I haven’t been for a while, but our daughter stops on here way to Acadia when she goes there to hike/camp.
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Well, it’s a good stop if you need hiking, climbing, running, boating, fishing gear. I need to find someone like your daughter as a personal trainer!
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She has had good luck with their courses and with another group (I forget the name).
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Love Freeport and damn they were not dressed to be on that bike 😦 Glad you had a great time I was even hotter on a trip to VA BEACH 🙂 I needed to run away by myself.
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Virginia Beach? That had to be a hot one. You were down in my neck of the woods. I hope your getaway was a fun one.
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I met up with Dorothy who blogs about VA life
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Oh wow. I’ll have to find her blog.
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The Downton Abbey was our respite in Boston. Couldn’t believe how hot it was up there. Looked like most of the natives couldn’t, either.
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Oh my! It had to be suffocating in the city. I hope the weather didn’t dampen your enjoyment of the Downton Abbey Exhibition. (Can’t wait for the D.A. movie!)
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Have been through Freeport and remember LL Bean…such beautiful country. What a great getaway day!!
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It is a wonderful part of the country, but after seeing your photos of Colorado… Wow!
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So different than New England, but….and I do mean this…both are so incredibly beautiful In their own way….New England a stunning mature beauty….Colorado a stunning raw beauty!!
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