all we did the first day was eat. not to imply that we’ll do more than that tomorrow.
raw clams and oysters up the wazoo.
humongous lobster roll!
baked clam. also humongous.
view from the raw bar by hyannis port.
ghostbusters?
walking down main street. getting propositioned by drunkards.
pasty?
slim jim city!
hotdogs in maine have bright red casing. mainers insist it tastes better but i am not sure if there’s much difference in the taste.
at coveside, feet and beer picture is now tradition.
andrew wants to buy a sailboat.
thanksgiving meal in july. so delicious! (too lazy to flip the picture)
matching orange.
my last morning staring at lobster boats from the window. sigh*
snooty maine nature boy can look down on car camping all he wants but they are just as enjoyable!
however, our hiking and camping in the bold coast was an amazing experience. and thankfully i didn’t have to use a shovel… (you do not want to know what that is for.)
alpacas sold at the gas station?
alas, they were only for display to garner attention for their farm.
jake the dog out-hiked me. shame.
and even carried his own pack! (including 3 bottles of beer)
notice the content in nicky’s bag.
classy camping all the way. baguette, avocado, lox, and brie log. bag o’ wine included.
our beer fridge, the atlantic ocean.
illegal bonfire.
hot stone massage courtesy of andrew.
a lot of pie eaten at helen’s.
the first full day was spent lounging around the house and then having dinner with the family at coveside. heavenly.
next day, went to the landscaping company’s annual fourth of july party. the women’s champion won eating 6 hotdogs in 10min. i’m pretty sure i can beat that. need i say more?
that sheet hanging in the back is a “wall of shame” with a barf bucket behind it.
the women eating at a leisurely pace.
immediately following this picture, the guy in red hat barfed out all his hotdogs.
that hat hardly seems like a reward…
at portland airport waiting for my plane to fly me into lga. happily on airport wifi and figured i’d catch up on some iphone blogging. mostly so i can dump out all the photos i took on the phone. (i’m post-dating it so that it’s logged on the correct days)
after a stupid mishap involving a gate change, missed flight, connecting flight via philly, and delays, i finally arrived in pwm after 8pm. andrew spent all day killing time in portland which i felt really bad about but he seemed to have enjoyed his time well enough. apparently restaurants close fairly early on weeknights so we went to freeport to have bbq. he was aghast to learn i’ve never stepped foot in an ll bean store and said we should go on our way home. at 1030pm? it’s open 24hrs!
was not very good…
poor stuffed deers by the hunting gears…
my ll bean tour guide.
the little boy insisted on having his picture taken as well.
why is there a trout pond in a store??
“the final charge?”
my old iphone 3g’s been failing me lately. just dies on me out of nowhere. so i’m doubly excited about my shiny, new iphone 4 coming my way! and while we wait, let’s look at this cute photoshopped picture of an imagined viral advertising in tokyo subway.
one more week, hoorah!
miscellaneous junk on my iphone -
riding the cta, love the electrified man
thrift store book in wicker park
was told to try three floyds beer
didn’t realize renegade craft fair had a storefront
exactly
tourist-est thing we did on the trip, drinks at hancock tower
jam packed day: brunch at eggsperience, milennium park, art institute, magnificent mile shopping, chicago style hot dog and italian beef sandwich, and the reason for this entire trip – frontera grill. we are ready to pass out.
gross painting of dorian gray at the art institute of chicago
we tried on many hats this weekend
new blister-inducing purchase
amazing chicago-style hot dog and italian beef sandwich
an hour wait at the frontera grill bar, getting drunk on mojitos
may have been the best oysters ever
catch of the day – swordfish
carne asada deliciousness
this is my second time in chicago but i didn’t realize how beautiful this city is until now. didn’t carry around my dslr today but definitely will tomorrow.
view from our hotel room
from the other window
river, chicago tribune
blue chicago on the clark
