Portland
Maine,
We have
been here at least twice before but we booked a lighthouse tour because it
would show us 2 we had not visited.
Our tour
was a Princess bus tour and our guide
was Judy and our driver was Chuck. We were underway right on time and again we
were blessed with wonderful weather.
Judy showed
us some of the highlights of her city and we were happy to see that there was a
little fall color. We are keeping our fingers crossed that there will be even
more color when we get to Cape Breton and Quebec.
First stop
was the Portland Head breakwater light or what people call the bug light. It is
only 27 feet high and is as cute as a bug. We had a half hour to take photos
and explore.
The next
stop was the Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse. This one is taller but just as
wonderful to view. Again we had a half hour stop
The last
lighthouse was the Portland Head Light. This one we had been to before and it
is a major tourist attraction of the area. They have a museum and walking
trails and it was crawling with tourists. From here we could see the lights at
Cape Elizabeth and the one at Ram’s Island as well as the ones we viewed this
morning.
I bought a
new scarf here in the gift shop. It is blue with lighthouses on it.:-)
Our ride
back to the ship was comfortable and we did see a little of the fall colours.
That
evening we were able to get a couple of very nice sunset pictures at sail away.
This was
another grand day… Tomorrow we are in Saint John, Ken’s birth place.
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