On Thursday September 26, we drove to Cape
Elizabeth and Portland,
Maine about 45 minutes away. The drive was very pretty. The trees are starting to turn their fall colors. Across the bay from Portland
at Cape Elizabeth
in a pretty park setting is the Portland Head Lighthouse. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow used this
lighthouse for the inspiration for his poem "The Lighthouse". We could see three other smaller lighthouses
from the point overlooking the Portland Head Lighthouse.
After a picnic lunch at the park, which used to be a
military fort until after World War II, we headed into Portland's
Old Port area. The Old
Port was a huge area of historic
red brick buildings. We took a tour of
the Shipyard Brewery and stayed for the tasting. They make the Shipyard and Sea Dog beers
there.
After our tour, we walked around the Old
Port area for a bit and checked out
some of the shops.
Beautiful pictures, Beth! Thanks for keeping us up-to-date on your trip. Your painting looked great also. We so glad you are having a great trip. We miss you...see you soon.
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