Spring Point Lighthouse

These are just some pictures from Spring Point Lighthouse in South Portland.  I am a little jealous of the Southern Maine Community College kids who basically have this lighthouse on their campus.  I hope they appreciate it...

Sailboat in Casco Bay.

Fort Gorges.

This picture doesn't do justice to how pretty Portland looks from across the water.    Maureen said it was even prettier when the fall colors were at their peak.  I believe her.  

Spring Point Lighthouse

Boat.

3 Boats, 1 Shot.

Big lighthouse, tiny Maureen.

The neat thing about Spring Point is it has a really long breakwater that you can walk all the way out on.  You can watch the boats go by and the view of the city and the bay is beautiful.  

"The greatest lovers were murderers"  You can't see it but above this  someone else wrote, "Citation needed."

It had been a gray fall day but, as we were leaving the clouds started to break up and the sun poked through.

Aways down the coast is the one and only, Portland Head Light.

And a buoy.

Lost in Boston

I visited Maureen and Maine the last weekend in October.  It was a 2 year anniversary/Halloween/it's been awhile since we've seen each other, extravaganza.  I flew in late Thursday and left Monday afternoon.  We had all sorts of fun but the main event was our overnight trip to Boston!  

Downtown Boston hotel rooms were very expensive so instead we actually stayed in Braintree.  We were outside of Boston but Braintree has a T station.  (The "T" is what they call their subway system.)  So we got in and out of the city with ease.

Sadly we didn't take a ride, just a picture.  We did, however, take the Old Town Trolley Tour.  This was a very good way to see the major sites in Boston.  One ticket is good all day so you can get on and off as much as you want.  Plus, you get to hear to  lots of tour guide humor.  Which we all know is the best part... 

Statue of Samuel Adams (of Revolutionary War and Boston Lager fame).  This is in front of  Faneuil Hall.  It is known as "The Cradle of Liberty" because of the many speeches that were give here in the times leading up to the Revolutionary War.  The second floor is still used as a public meeting house.  The bottom has some little stores and a coffee shop.

Sitting inside Faneuil Hall

G. Washington

Foreground: Maureen Nagy
Background: Uncomfortable looking chairs

William - Interior Faneuil Hall

Maureen should always be in front of me in pictures so she doesn't look so tiny and I don't look so humongous...  

Cutest girl in Boston!

No idea what this statue was all about.  Just a giant man in a suit...  Despite the lack of information, Maureen was still very excited about it

Quincy Market is right behind Faneuil Hall.  It is basically the coolest food court you have ever been too.  It is cooler than that sounded...  The blow up dog is there because they were having a dog halloween costume contest, aka dogs were being abused psychologically. 

This falcon thing was ripping this pigeon to bits.  Even the birds in Boston are tough.

Maureen and Bobby Orr.  I made her take a picture next to it because of her dad's love for hockey.  

TD Garden (obviously) where the Celtics and Bruins play.

Maureen crossing the street to get to Mike's Pastries.  Supposedly it is an amazing pastry shop.  It looked really neat, but there were 2 million people inside the 45 square foot store.   

Paul Revere statue.  Apparently they put a pumpkin on his head for Halloween.  

P. Revere and M. Nagy

Maureen and her favorite saint, St. Francis.

Hi Frank.

Inside the Old North Church.  Where the "one if by land and two if by sea" lanterns were put.  

In addition to all of this we met with our only Boston friend, Kendra, watched the terrible, terrible MSU-Iowa game at an MSU alumni bar, ate at a great Italian restaurant on the North End, and saw an Improv Asylum show!  Whew, that was a lot.  Good trip.