Portland, Maine

On Street (Hill) Parking

Don & Donna filled us up with delicious scrambled eggs and sent us on our way with two bags of homemade cookies. 

Traveling south, the sun came out and we decided to stop in Portland because my cousin Linda mentioned a walking trail on the harbor front with a narrow gauge railroad. Boats & trains are two of my favorite things. Parking on a hill with beautifully restored old homes, we walked around until we heard a horn, then followed the sound down to the harbor, finding the little old train running by the wharfs. Scroll down for a short video, the first we've uploaded to a blog.

After climbing the hill to reach the the van we headed south to Brenda’s house in New York. We arrived in time to join my sister Brenda for dinner at a pub near their house. They had just returned from Scotland & England, so we were able to hear the tales of castles and gardens from their trip.