Closing Updated on January 23, 2024
Justin and I purchased married Would possibly of 2017. Clearly this publish is coming significantly bit late. We left for Maine proper after our courthouse marriage ceremony ceremony.
You probably can study additional regarding the wedding ceremony ceremony ceremony partly 1 and half 2.
We spent our marriage ceremony ceremony evening time at the Marker Resort which was so lovely! The next morning, we woke up and took a Lyft to the airport for our very first full-length journey collectively.
We’ve taken a number of weekend getaways, nonetheless this was the first time we’ve ever been on a airplane collectively and truly had larger than three days of journey at a time.
the flight:
I haven’t flown a whole lot since going zero waste, and I positively haven’t flown such an prolonged distance. The flight from CA – ME is pretty extended. Justin grew up in Maine, nonetheless it was my first time visiting.
I was very impressed by the composting stations all by the Oakland Airport. On account of the flight was so prolonged, I decided to grab sandwiches from a deli sooner than we boarded.
You probably can pack meals in your suitcase to ship on the airplane, nonetheless we didn’t have entry to a kitchen to rearrange one issue the evening time sooner than. (Along with, would you really be making a sandwich in your marriage ceremony ceremony evening time? I didn’t assume so)
I went to a deli all by the airport, and I walked up and talked about, “I’ll have that sandwich to-go, on this container. Thanks!” A smile and confidence is all it’s a ought to to bend all people to your zero waste will.
It labored out utterly, and we now have been able to have dinner on the airplane with out having to emphasise about creating any trash.
For added data on zero waste flying check out this publish right correct proper right here.
rental automotive:
As shortly as we landed in Maine, we reserved a compact financial system automotive. They upgraded us to a monster truck. I tried to tell them we didn’t want the enhance, nonetheless apparently… it was all they’d left.
It was pretty hilarious. Eco lady drives monster truck.
For lots of who’re solely going to be staying in Portland, ME, there’s really no need for a rental automotive, nonetheless we now have been doing significantly little little little bit of touring down the east coast.
the place we stayed:
We stayed at The Danforth Inn in Portland, and it was taking part. We had a comfy fire in our room. There was a secret billiards room and lookout tower. We spent most nights down on the dreamy lodge lounge (taking part personalised wallpaper and dwelling moss lamps!) sipping adventurous cocktails. There’s additionally not a foul cocktail on the menu! I’m pretty optimistic we tried all of them.
Breakfast was included in our shield too, nonetheless we solely made it to breakfast as shortly as (as a consequence of we now have been sleepy…) and I’m kicking myself for not going additional! 3 course connoisseur breakfast!! I’m so sad that was included in our room and we overslept. Dwell and take a look at I suppose.
For lots of who’re ever staying on the Danforth… don’t miss the breakfast!
Nonetheless, don’t actually really actually really feel too harmful for us. We nonetheless ate varied breakfast spherical metropolis. Justin was having pleasing displaying me all of his favorite consuming areas.
what we did:
It rained heaps all by our journey. It was moreover surprisingly pretty chilly.
We spent most of our time consuming, consuming, and collaborating in quite a lot of indoor actions. Portland is a extremely walkable metropolis, and the Danforth is centrally positioned to downtown.
victoria mansion:
I really beloved the historic earlier of metropolis. We toured the Victoria Mansion and it was taking part. It was terribly extreme with stained glass, picket work, and carved plaster. The wallpaper and work have been merely lovely. The complete residence was opulent if not barely obscene.
It was an enthralling piece of historic earlier. We took the tour, and I cherished listening to about life all by the mid-1800s. (Since going zero waste I’m way more fascinated by life sooner than plastic.)
portland museum of paintings work:
Justin and I’ve on a regular basis beloved museums. Visiting the museum was a really pleasurable method to spend a day, nonetheless nothing notably stands proud from the experience. Quite a lot of the places we went didn’t allow photographs inside.
the escape room portland:
We have now been on the lookout for various moist day actions and stumbled into our first escape room. It handed off in The Pharaoh’s Tomb. For lots of who take a look at my celebration, – we clearly grew to change into followers!
It was a whole lot pleasing! It was like dwelling in a precise life Nancy Drew Sport with hidden clues, riddles, puzzles, entice doorways and further!
mountaineering:
It was significantly bit too chilly and moist for any in depth mountaineering. Nonetheless, we did stroll spherical varied beautiful state parks. We spent a day at Ft. Foster and a day at Ft. McCleary.
The air was so crisp and the views have been breath taking.
strawberry banks:
We visited Strawbery Banke on thought-about one amongst many few sunny days. It was SO cool! It’s a small colonial metropolis that developed by the use of the 40s when it was purchased and preserved as a museum. You probably can stroll by the use of 300 years of historic earlier and see life BEFORE PLASTIC!
Truly, your whole sooner than plastic topic was my particular curiosity and in no way the objective of the museum. It’s set on 10 acres and stuffed with gardens. (I’ve on a regular basis beloved historic earlier and utterly completely totally different eras, nonetheless this further plastic-free layer get’s me way more excited!)
The properties contained in the route of the very best of the tour centered on life all by WWII. A substantial amount of WWII propaganda about victory gardens, recycling, meatless Mondays, wheatless Wednesdays, and in no way shedding a element.
There was moreover a bulk retailer. It was solely a daily widespread retailer, that talked about how meals was as shortly as purchased. It’s unbelievable how a whole lot we’ve modified since then relating to buying meals. I’ve to say, we did it elevated as quickly as further then.
portsmouth escape room:
In Portsmouth we hit up one completely totally different escape room with a number of of Justin’s buddies formally sealing our future in nerdom for all eternity. It was utterly unbelievable. I’ve to say it is by far the proper escape room we’ve completed. It handed off in an fundamental sellers take a look at. The essential vendor was kidnapped and we might have appreciated to find a hidden necklace with a view to satisfy his ransom.
We barely escaped and lived to tell the story.
music:
There’s a whole lot maintain music in Portland, and we stopped by the SPACE Gallery and One Longfellow Sq. for some really pleasurable tunes.
what we ate and drank:
We went to so many unbelievable consuming areas. Portland is unquestionably a foodie metropolis, and in addition to you’re not going to go dwelling hungry. I don’t take into accout every the place we ate and drank, nonetheless right correct proper right here’s a reasonably respectable itemizing.
what I packed:
We every solely packed carry-on’s. Bringing a checked bag will enhance your emissions, so attempt to merely go for the carry-on.
For liquids we packed Plaine Product minisand it’s moreover vital to remember to ship dish cleansing cleaning cleansing cleaning soap! This vogue you could wash your take-out tiffins.
I moreover struggled with it being spring time and having to brighten warmly. Among the many many many hyperlinks beneath are associates. Most all of this stuff I bought second hand and these are associated picks or the equal.
garments:
zero waste devices:
what we bought:
Neither Justin or I are huge memento people, nonetheless I couldn’t go up on a toothpaste crank. I’ve been on the lookout for one for months! Justin nonetheless makes use of Tom’s and this is likely to be a wonderful method to make the most of up every remaining drop.
I bought it on the retailer Folly 101. It’s an superior place to buy varied zero waste requirements like provides napkins, wooden spoons, jars, farmers market totes, bamboo dish scrubs, and naked soaps.
We moreover wanted to ship a present dwelling for Nala. We stopped by an home pet boutique and bought an unlimited moose antler and a rope lobster. Every acquired correct proper right here utterly bundle deal deal deal free.
trash we made:
I’m pretty proud to announce that we didn’t make any trash whereas on our honeymoon. The complete factor was merely averted with the devices we launched.
I hope you appreciated a peek into our journey to Maine!
