Weekend getaways: Maine

The drive up with pretty foliage

I'm a bad blogger, I know. It's been a month since I've unleashed my thoughts on the cyber world. In my defense, it's been a hectic couple of months. Work has been busier than usual, my boyfriend and I are searching for our first apartment together, and I've only been on one small, weekend trip up to Maine.

I know, I know ... it's no excuse. But I'm trying to make myself feel better, here. Anyway, this month was a fluke. And now I'm back. So here goes.

So the boyfriend and I did a quick trip at the end of October up to Wells, Maine, a small town on the Eastern coast of our northern-most state. I have to say, unless you're a lobster fanatic (which, luckily, I am) or an avid antiquer, there's not really much to do up in that part of Maine. Especially past mid-October.

Maine Diner's famous lobster pie

Twin 1-lb. lobsters

Unfortunately, a lot of the outdoor attractions closed for the season the weekend before we got up there, as did many of the outdoor restaurants. But, as I've said before, my main requirement for a successful trip is that I'm not at home, so even though the trip was rather uneventful on an events scale, it was quite nice just relaxing, driving around, walking through small Maine towns and gazing at the beautiful fall foliage that surrounded us -- not to mention the massive amounts of lobster I consumed at half the price it would be at home.

The harbor at Kennebunkport

Our little weekend getaway served its purpose -- we both needed a break from the same old weekend spent in our respective NYC apartments.