Will's First Visit!

So as some of you know, Will is finishing up getting his teaching degree, and isn't going to be able to move out here until after Christmas (don't worry, I've got his flat screen TV, and I know where he lives...he's not getting out of this one). Because he misses me SO much, he already came out to visit once about three weeks ago. He was here from a Friday night to a Sunday night, and we had a pretty amazing time! Here are some highlights of what we did:

Friday night: Pizza and beer, then bed because it was kind of late.

Saturday: We woke up, and went and had brunch with our neighbors Kelcie and Mike. They are awesome, and they took us to the tastiest restaurant.  Will and I each enjoyed an apple cider mimosa, definitely a fall treat, and had some delicious food. We'll be taking guests there for sure.  After brunch we came home and watched some of the State game. We wanted to play tourist, but there were so many places to go, so we just picked a place that sounded fun! Our first stop was to the desert of Maine!

I'll let Will explain the science part if you're interested, but basically, due to poor farming techniques, what was once 300 acres of forest, turned into 300 acres of legit desert. In Maine. They brought in camels, and there are crazy dunes. It used to be a really big attraction, but the last two owners have wanted to let the land do what it's supposed to do - so they're letting it return to forest. There's only about 50 acres of desert left, but it's still pretty awesome. We went out on a tour ride:

And checked out the dunes:

 And totally random, but they even had a butterfly house. I love those.

So basically we had a great time! After this we were pretty hungry, so we headed off to an adorable little town called Brunswick. We'll be taking our visitors there for sure! Will has some facts about the college of that town that he can share with you on the drive...... We ate at a very tasty Japanese restaurant that had awesome sushi, and then we had to stop and get dessert at the gelato shop next door. Yum! To top off an awesome day, we went to the movies and saw The Town - AWESOME. We both liked it a lot!

Sunday- Will didn't have to be to the airport until 5, so we had all day to play again! We got up slowly, and decided we needed a lobster roll in our lives. I can't speak for Will, but my favorite place to go for these, is the Lobster Shack:

I think I like the taste of the Portland Lobster Company's rolls better than this place, but wait until you see the view:

And the line:

This place was recently featured on Man Vs. Food, and it's also a local favorite. Even though it's not the regular summer tourist season, we get a lot of people driving up and down the coast in the fall. Basically everyone wants a lobster roll from the lobster shack! We've had them before, so we decided to try a different restaraunt.

It was a good decision, because we ended up finding a new place to try, also in Cape Elizabeth. We had a delicious brunch, with a mimosa again (I could get used to that), and Will got this adorable cup:

After brunch we still had time, so we went to a local access beach we hadn't been to yet, and played by the water for a bit.

Fast forward through the tearful goodbye, and the last couple weeks, and Will is going to be here again soon! On October 28 he'll be back in Portland, for 5 days! We'll have lots of adventures to blog about after that!

Check back often, and plan your visits accordingly :).