Hi cuties, welcome back to my blog! Today’s post is a travel post because I just got back from spending Memorial Day weekend in Maine! Throughout this post, I’m going to take you through what we did while we were there and what songs I made sure to have on my playlist for the long drive. Let’s get started!
We started out our drive around 3:30am. That’s right, 3:30am. It was way way way earlier than I was hoping to leave but we had about a 10 hour drive ahead of us so we wanted to get an early start to beat the traffic – especially with it being a holiday weekend. Since we were driving from Maryland, we hit the outskirts of New York City just as the sun was rising and it was so beautiful! We didn’t hit any traffic on the way up, which was a huge blessing. The drive did take a bit longer than we had expected however because we decided to take a more scenic route and drive along the coast for most of the way. It was the best decision! We got to see a ton of adorable little towns and looking at the ocean all the way up was so much nicer than looking at a highway for hours on end.
Since we were driving for so long, a killer playlist was a must. I’m the type of person who likes a lot of different types of music so I thought I’d share a few songs that were on repeat to get us through the drive…
Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppard
Re: Stacks by Bon Iver
No Diggity by Blackstreet, Dr. Dre, and Queen Pen
I Still Wonder by The Chain Gang of 1974
Should’ve Been a Cowboy by Toby Keith
Once we finally made it to Maine, we checked into our Airbnb. We could tell from the photos that it was going to be a nice place to stay but the property was more amazing that we could have hoped for! It was a little cottage that was located right on the water and it was so, so peaceful! If you’d like to check it out, click here. This was my second time using Airbnb, the first time being when my boyfriend and I visited Nashville in December. I really like staying in a house rather than a hotel room during vacations – it’s so convenient! If you’re going to book with Airbnb, go to www.airbnb.com/c/allisons3280 to get $40 off your first trip!
The next day was our first full day in Maine. The main reason we were there was to go to Acadia National Park, so that’s what we started off with! The largest part of the park is called Mount Desert Island and it was about an hour drive from our Airbnb. We got there pretty early in the morning and began exploring on the Park Loop Road. It’s basically just a long road that goes all the way around the park. Driving it took up the better part of the day but it was so scenic and so incredibly beautiful! After we had driven all around, we ended up in Bar Harbor – a little tourist town on Mount Desert Island. We grabbed lunch at a place called the Side Street Cafe and then made our way down to the beach. We happened to get there during low tide and, if you haven’t heard, the tides in Maine are insane! There’s about a 15 to 20 foot difference in low tide and high tide. Because the water dropped so low during low tide, we were actually able to walk out to an island called Bar Island. It was the coolest thing!
The next day, we started off at a different part of Acadia National Park called the Schoodic Peninsula. It was a lot smaller than Mount Desert Island but just as stunning. We had gorgeous sunny weather and were able to stop at a lot of the lookout points to take it all in (and to take photos, of course!). Once we were done, we headed up to Quoddy Head State Park, which is just below the Canadian border. There’s a lighthouse there and, when you’re standing by it, you’re standing on the easternmost point in the US. How cool! After spending some time at the lighthouse, we headed into a little town called Lubec for some lunch and then made our way back to the Airbnb.
The next day was filled with a lot of driving. We split up our drive on the way home in two days. The first day, we drove from Maine to Connecticut. Since we had the entire day to only do half the drive, we drove the scenic route again but this time we stopped in some of the towns. Our first stop was Freeport because we wanted to see the L.L. Bean flagship store. It was humungous! Since it was actually Memorial Day on this day, there was quite a bit of traffic and it took us a lot longer than expected to get to Connecticut but don’t worry, we still made it to the hotel in time for the Bachelorette premier. 🙂
Where we stayed in Connecticut was right by Yale so we began our last day by walking around the university. I’d never been there before and it was the most beautiful campus! There’s so much history in that town and it was cool to be back on a college campus again. From there, it only took us about four hours to get home so it made the last leg of the trip very bearable.
Overall, I had an absolutely amazing time in Maine. I would definitely go back! Have you ever been to Maine? Let me know in the comments below. Have a great week and I’ll see you back here next Tuesday for another post!
