That’s what Karen would say each morning, since it’s such an extravagence to have your own bathroom while camping. We really liked our Studio Lodge at the Saco KOA and we were very sad to leave it today. We did enjoy one final breakfast of pancakes with Maine blueberries, from the Merry Moose Restaurant.
Before heading south, we went back to Portland to pick up some Maine staples. We went to Stonewall Kitchen to get some wild Maine blueberry jam, scone mix, whoopie pie mix, and grilling sauces. We then headed to Harbor Fish Market to pick up 2lbs of lobster meat and smoked trout for Nana & Papa.
We took the long way from Portland to Ogunquit enjoying the beautiful New England scenery along U.S. Route 1. We happened to stumble upon Congdon’s Doughnuts where we had one of the best doughnuts we’ve ever had. They were much much better than Tim Hortons doughnuts. They taste more like cake than fried dough.
Once we got to Perkins Cove/Ogunquit, we were lucky to find some parking right on the waterfront. We found The Lobster Shack and enjoyed our final lunch consisting of Maine lobster. Perkins Cove has a draw bridge and while we were on it, a boat below called out and asked us to raise the bridge. Karen did the honors and raised and lowered the bridge. How cool is that. Perkins Cove/Ogunquit also has a walkway called the Marginal Way that goes along Maine’s rocky shoreline. We didn’t take it too far but enough to take a few pictures. Perkins Cove is a quaint little area, and exactly what you think Maine would look like.
We made one last stop in Maine at the Cape Neddick “Nubble” lighthouse in York. We didn’t spend too much time here since we were running out of energy. But it’s a picture-perfect lighthouse, and a great place to relax and enjoy the ocean.
We would have liked to have stayed in Maine but we couldn’t find any reasonable accommodations. (Saco KOA was totally booked on weekends). While surfing for hotels, we were able to get two free nights at the TownePlace Suites Boston North Shore/Danvers in Danvers, Massachusetts. We were able to get the room for free because we had enough Marriott points.
As we got closer to Danvers, we called ahead to The Cheesecake Factory and picked up dinner which we enjoyed in our room. We decided to make it an early night and stay in to recharge our batteries for tomorrow, our last day of sight-seeing in New England.
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