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 probably study additional 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 lovely! 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, nonetheless 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 tons of 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 way of the Oakland Airport. On account of the flight was so prolonged, I decided to grab sandwiches from a deli sooner than we boarded.
You may probably pack meals in your suitcase to ship on the plane, nonetheless we didn’t have entry to a kitchen to rearrange one issue the night time time sooner than. (Along with, would you truly 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 way 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 utterly, and we now have been ready to have dinner on the plane with out having to emphasise about creating any trash.
For additional 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 girl drives monster truck.
For lots of who’re solely going to be staying in Portland, ME, there’s truly 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 fireside in our room. There was a secret billiards room and lookout tower. We spent most nights down on the dreamy lodge lounge (taking part personalized 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 defend too, nonetheless we solely made it to breakfast as quickly as (as a result 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 examine I suppose.
For lots of who’re ever staying on the Danforth… don’t miss the breakfast!
Nonetheless, don’t really truly actually really feel too harmful for us. We nonetheless ate quite a few 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 a variety of indoor actions. Portland is a extremely walkable metropolis, and the Danforth is centrally positioned to downtown.
victoria mansion:
I truly 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 whole residence was opulent if not barely obscene.
It was a fascinating piece of historic earlier. We took the tour, and I cherished listening to about life all by way of the mid-1800s. (Since going zero waste I’m much more fascinated by life sooner than plastic.)
portland museum of paintings work:
Justin and I’ve always beloved museums. Visiting the museum was a really pleasurable method to spend a day, nonetheless nothing notably stands proud from the experience. Plenty of the places we went didn’t allow images inside.
the escape room portland:
Now we have been on the lookout for quite a few moist day actions and stumbled into our first escape room. It handed off in The Pharaoh’s Tomb. For lots of who check out my celebration, – we clearly grew to show into followers!
It was tons of pleasing! It was like dwelling in a precise life Nancy Drew Sport with hidden clues, riddles, puzzles, entice doorways and additional!
mountaineering:
It was significantly bit too chilly and moist for any in depth mountaineering. Nonetheless, we did stroll spherical quite a few 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 thought of one in every of 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 probably stroll by way of 300 years of historic earlier and see life BEFORE PLASTIC!
Essentially, your complete sooner than plastic concern was my particular curiosity and certainly not the aim of the museum. It’s set on 10 acres and stuffed with gardens. (I’ve always beloved historic earlier and utterly utterly completely different eras, nonetheless this additional 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 WWII. A substantial amount of WWII propaganda about victory gardens, recycling, meatless Mondays, wheatless Wednesdays, and certainly not shedding a part.
There was moreover a bulk retailer. It was solely an bizarre frequent retailer, that talked about how meals was as shortly as purchased. It’s unbelievable how tons of we’ve modified since then relating to buying meals. I’ve to say, we did it elevated as quickly as additional then.
portsmouth escape room:
In Portsmouth we hit up one utterly completely different escape room with a couple 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 achieved. It handed off in an conventional sellers check out. The standard 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 tons of maintain music in Portland, and we stopped by the SPACE Gallery and One Longfellow Sq. for some truly pleasurable tunes.
what we ate and drank:
We went to so many unbelievable consuming areas. Portland is certainly a foodie metropolis, and in addition to you’re not going to go home hungry. I don’t take into account 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 try 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 probably can wash your take-out tiffins.
I moreover struggled with it being spring time and having to embellish warmly. Among the many many many hyperlinks beneath are associates. Most all of these items I bought second hand and these are associated selections 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 may be technique to make the most of up every remaining drop.
I bought it on the retailer Folly 101. It’s an superior place to buy quite a few zero waste requirements like provides napkins, picket spoons, jars, farmers market totes, bamboo dish scrubs, and naked soaps.
We moreover wished to ship a present home 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 free.
trash we made:
I’m pretty proud to announce that we didn’t make any trash whereas on our honeymoon. The whole factor was merely averted with the devices we launched.
I hope you most well-liked a peek into our journey to Maine!
