Closing Updated on January 23, 2024
Justin and I purchased married May of 2017. Clearly this publish is coming significantly bit late. We left for Maine proper after our courthouse wedding ceremony ceremony ceremony.
You may analysis further regarding the marriage ceremony ceremony partly 1 and half 2.
We spent our wedding ceremony ceremony ceremony night time time at the Marker Resort which was so stunning! The next morning, we wakened and took a Lyft to the airport for our very first full-length journey collectively.
We’ve taken a couple of weekend getaways, nevertheless this was the first time we’ve ever been on a plane collectively and really had greater than three days of journey at a time.
the flight:
I haven’t flown plenty 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, however it was my first time visiting.
I was very impressed by the composting stations all by means of the Oakland Airport. On account of the flight was so prolonged, I decided to grab sandwiches from a deli earlier than we boarded.
You may pack meals in your suitcase to ship on the plane, nevertheless we didn’t have entry to a kitchen to rearrange one issue the night time time earlier than. (Along with, would you really be making a sandwich in your wedding ceremony ceremony ceremony night time time? I didn’t assume so)
I went to a deli all by means of 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 everyone to your zero waste will.
It labored out completely, and we now have been able to have dinner on the plane with out having to emphasise about creating any trash.
For added knowledge 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, nevertheless 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, nevertheless 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 partaking. We had a cushty fire in our room. There was a secret billiards room and lookout tower. We spent most nights down on the dreamy lodge lounge (partaking personalised wallpaper and dwelling moss lamps!) sipping adventurous cocktails. There may be additionally not a foul cocktail on the menu! I’m pretty optimistic we tried all of them.
Breakfast was included in our defend too, nevertheless we solely made it to breakfast as quickly as (as a consequence of we now have been sleepy…) and I’m kicking myself for not going further! 3 course connoisseur breakfast!! I’m so sad that was included in our room and we overslept. Dwell and have a look at I suppose.
For lots of who’re ever staying on the Danforth… don’t miss the breakfast!
Nonetheless, don’t really really actually really feel too harmful for us. We nonetheless ate numerous breakfast spherical metropolis. Justin was having pleasing displaying me all of his favorite consuming areas.
what we did:
It rained heaps all by way of our journey. It was moreover surprisingly pretty chilly.
We spent most of our time consuming, consuming, and collaborating in quite a few 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 partaking. It was terribly extreme with stained glass, picket work, and carved plaster. The wallpaper and work have been merely stunning. All the residence was opulent if not barely obscene.
It was a charming piece of historic earlier. We took the tour, and I cherished listening to about life all by means of the mid-1800s. (Since going zero waste I’m much more fascinated by life earlier than plastic.)
portland museum of art work work:
Justin and I’ve on a regular basis beloved museums. Visiting the museum was a really pleasurable approach to spend a day, nevertheless nothing notably stands proud from the experience. Quite a few the places we went didn’t allow footage inside.
the escape room portland:
We’ve got been on the lookout for assorted 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 develop into followers!
It was plenty pleasing! It was like dwelling in an actual 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 numerous pretty 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 way of the 40s when it was purchased and preserved as a museum. You may stroll by way of 300 years of historic earlier and see life BEFORE PLASTIC!
Actually, your entire earlier than plastic problem was my particular curiosity and definitely not 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, nevertheless this further plastic-free layer get’s me much more excited!)
The properties contained in the route of the perfect of the tour centered on life all by way of WWII. A substantial amount of WWII propaganda about victory gardens, recycling, meatless Mondays, wheatless Wednesdays, and definitely not shedding a part.
There was moreover a bulk retailer. It was solely an peculiar frequent retailer, that talked about how meals was as shortly as purchased. It’s implausible how plenty 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 couple of of Justin’s buddies formally sealing our future in nerdom for all eternity. It was completely implausible. I’ve to say it is by far the proper escape room we’ve completed. It handed off in an primary sellers take a look at. The fundamental vendor was kidnapped and we would have most well-liked to find a hidden necklace with a view to meet his ransom.
We barely escaped and lived to tell the story.
music:
There’s plenty 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 implausible consuming areas. Portland is unquestionably a foodie metropolis, and in addition to you’re not going to go residence hungry. I don’t keep in mind every the place we ate and drank, nevertheless 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 important to remember to ship dish cleansing cleaning cleansing cleaning soap! This fashion you’ll 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 these items I bought second hand and these are associated alternatives or the equal.
garments:
zero waste devices:
what we bought:
Neither Justin or I are giant memento of us, nevertheless 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 perhaps 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 numerous zero waste requirements like provides napkins, wooden spoons, jars, farmers market totes, bamboo dish scrubs, and naked soaps.
We moreover wished to ship a present residence 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 package deal deal deal deal free.
trash we made:
I’m pretty proud to announce that we didn’t make any trash whereas on our honeymoon. All the factor was merely averted with the devices we launched.
I hope you most well-liked a peek into our journey to Maine!
