Freeport, Maine is the home of L.L. Bean and we decided that we would make a day of it.
We got on the road around 10:30am after enjoying our Belgium waffle again for breakfast. I dropped Karen off at the L.L. Bean retail store to see if she could sign us up for a kayak tour. L.L. Bean has this thing called Outdoor Discovery Tours where for $20 you can take an introductory kayaking course. Unfortunately they were all full so we hit The Outlet Store first. The store was packed and there were some bargains (and we managed to leave some $$ there), but not as good as at the Nashua, New Hampshire store.
After our first round of shopping, it was time for lunch. The lady at the outlet store mentioned a place called Harraseeket Lunch and Lobster Company where you could enjoy your food at the South Freeport waterfront. What can I say, more lobster, whoopie pie and an incredible view.
We headed back to Freeport and to the L.L. Bean retail store. L.L. Bean has created this huge village with all of these different stores. There is The Home Store, The Bike, Boat & Ski Store, The Hunting & Fishing Store, and their ginormous Flagship Store. The retail store was broken down into many different areas. The camping area was so large that some of their tents were set up. We spent over two and a half hours and lots of money but we came out with everything we were looking for.
Karen’s friend Paula’s sister recommended a place to eat in Freeport called Cindy’s. The place is known for it’s owner Bob as they are for their food. It’s really quite a funky place and the food was excellent. More fish please. Bob was kind enough to give us each a delicious slice of carrot cake, covered in cream cheese icing. Talk about sugar overload.
We stopped at The Maine Mall before coming back to the campground to enjoy our last campfire. We had a new addition to our campsite, a new swing. We’ll miss the campground, and are heading back to civilization tomorrow.
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