Day 7: Portland, Maine

Portland is such a beautiful city!  We checked into our campground, Wassamki Springs, which is on a huge lake.  The kids enjoyed swimming in a lake for the second time in one day while Kevin and I pulled tag-team duty on the tremendous pile of laundry we had accumulated!
The next morning we had a cab drop us off in the heart of the city by the docks.  It was really cool there, with parts of the city looking like another era in time.
One quest was to try a lobster roll or rolls.  I had heard about them but had never had one so our fist stop was a restaurant on the waterfront called The Porthole.  We tried a classic lobster roll and their special lobster roll.  They were yummy, especially the classic.  We all liked that one the best.
Next we made reservations on a trolley tour which included a visit to Head Light, their most photographed lighthouse.  While waiting for our tour time, we put a lock on their "fences of love".  People write the names of their loved one or ones on the lock, the date and then lock it on the fence and take the key.  Very sweet!  (Here we are with our lock!)

 

Our tour was very interesting and throughout the day we had chowder in bread bowls (Lily's special request) and more lobster rolls.  By dinner time the kids were sick of seafood so we had burgers at Five Guys!  We did some walking around and some souvenir shopping and then after dinner, made our way, too pooped to party, back to our campground.  Here are some of the photos from the day--hope you enjoy!