Closing Updated on January 23, 2024
Justin and I purchased married Might of 2017. Clearly this publish is coming significantly bit late. We left for Maine proper after our courthouse wedding ceremony ceremony.
You would possibly study additional referring to the marriage ceremony ceremony partly 1 and half 2.
We spent our wedding ceremony ceremony night time time at the Marker Resort which was so lovely! The following morning, we awoke 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 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, 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 forward of we boarded.
You would possibly 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 forward of. (Along with, would you really be making a sandwich in your wedding 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 all people 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 further knowledge on zero waste flying do that publish appropriate correct proper right here.
rental automotive:
As rapidly 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 collaborating. We had a cushty fireplace in our room. There was a secret billiards room and lookout tower. We spent most nights down on the dreamy lodge lounge (collaborating personalised wallpaper and dwelling moss lamps!) sipping adventurous cocktails. There could also be 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 (on account 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 research 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 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 means of our journey. It was moreover surprisingly pretty chilly.
We spent most of our time consuming, consuming, and collaborating in numerous indoor actions. Portland is a very 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 collaborating. 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 a charming 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 way more fascinated by life forward of plastic.)
portland museum of paintings work:
Justin and I’ve on a regular basis beloved museums. Visiting the museum was a extraordinarily pleasurable methodology to spend a day, nonetheless nothing notably stands proud from the experience. Lots of the areas we went didn’t allow footage inside.
the escape room portland:
We now have been trying to find 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 take a look at my celebration, – we clearly grew to turn 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 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 actually one in all 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 would possibly stroll by way of 300 years of historic earlier and see life BEFORE PLASTIC!
Really, your complete forward of plastic topic was my specific curiosity and under no circumstances the purpose of the museum. It’s set on 10 acres and filled with gardens. (I’ve on a regular basis beloved historic earlier and fully completely completely different eras, nonetheless this further plastic-free layer get’s me way more excited!)
The properties all through the route of the easiest of the tour centered on life all by means of WWII. Quite a lot of WWII propaganda about victory gardens, recycling, meatless Mondays, wheatless Wednesdays, and under no circumstances shedding a element.
There was moreover a bulk retailer. It was solely an abnormal widespread retailer, that talked about how meals was as rapidly as purchased. It’s unimaginable 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 completely different escape room with a number of of Justin’s buddies formally sealing our future in nerdom for all eternity. It was completely unimaginable. I’ve to say it is by far the suitable escape room we’ve achieved. It handed off in an conventional sellers take a look at. The normal vendor was kidnapped and we might have favored to find a hidden necklace with a view to satisfy his ransom.
We barely escaped and lived to tell the story.
music:
There’s plenty protect 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 unimaginable consuming areas. Portland is certainly 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, nonetheless appropriate 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 trend you can 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 picks or the equal.
garments:
zero waste models:
what we bought:
Neither Justin or I are giant memento of us, nonetheless I couldn’t go up on a toothpaste crank. I’ve been trying to find one for months! Justin nonetheless makes use of Tom’s and this could be an excellent strategy 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, wooden spoons, jars, farmers market totes, bamboo dish scrubs, and naked soaps.
We moreover wanted to ship a present residence for Nala. We stopped by an space pet boutique and bought an infinite moose antler and a rope lobster. Every acquired correct proper right here fully 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 complete factor was merely averted with the models we launched.
I hope you favored a peek into our journey to Maine!
