Our Maine vacation started at Fort McLary in Kittery, Maine. It was the first wooden fort we have ever seen, and the views of the bay were nice. The next stop was in York Harbor, where we went on the “cliff walk”. The cliff walk is a trail that runs around private property, but is open to the public as long as you keep quiet so as not to disturb the locals. The trail runs along the coastline and gives you a chance to see the granite formations along the coast.

Nubble lighthouse was next on our itinerary. It is a lighthouse (said to be the most photographed in Maine) that sits on its own island. The colors of the island and the house were very vibrant, with the green of the grass offsetting the white lighthouse and the red roof of the lighthouse keeper’s building. We ate homemade ice cream at the local favorite, Brown’s, which will show up later in our trip journal as well.

Next it was off to Wells, where we went on a trail at the Laudholm Farm and Research Center. The mosquitoes were attacking! We cut the trail short to go back to the car and put on bug lotion. On our way back, we met a couple that shared their bug spray with us, sparing us the extra walk. The trail was just alright. The highlight was seeing some kind of big bird in the distance through the binoculars in the marshes. We think the bird was a Great Blue Heron. That night we stayed at Dixon’s Campground. The site itself was just ok (it was a narrow site between the road and a chain-link fence). However, the facilities were definitely above par (clean and modern).