One of my goals this summer was to really embrace New England during its best season, and while the Solstice hasn’t even arrived yet, I am loving that we have done just that. We’ve already spent a beautiful weekend in Newport and had another weekend in Mystic, along with a Sunday wander to New Bedford.
This past weekend, we made the most of our trip to Maine to check out Nova Star. My original plan was to leave Portland to get home early to work, but it was so warm and sunny that we stayed out to play a little more.
We started the day with beautiful views from the ship and then went on to breakfast in the sun at The Porthole, which served us up some hearty fare to wake our foggy brains from a fun night before.
I was still hungry after breakfast, and I really wanted to try Eventide Oyster, so we made a quick stop there for briny Maine bivalves before we left Portland for Kennebunkport.
I could have stayed at Eventide and eaten oysters all day. They were cold, cleanly shucked, and the perfect size.
Next up, we found ourselves at the beautiful Colony Hotel for a walk on the grounds and across the street to the beach.
I could easily see us spending a leisurely summer day by the pool at the Colony Hotel, overlooking the ocean and waiting on the sunset. What a special space this is!
Hunger struck again, and we went to downtown Kennebunkport to David’s KPT for lobster rolls. They serve their lobster roll with drawn butter AND mayo so we didn’t have to choose. I switched it up, dipping the lobster in butter at times and in the mayo at others. Pure heaven.
The rest of the afternoon was spent driving slowly down the coast, taking in the coastal farmland of Massachusetts and enjoying the sunshine and perfect blue skies.
As the day headed toward sunset, we picked up a bottle of bubbles from Mumm Napa and went to Crane Beach, a favorite Massachusetts spot, for splashing in the very cold waves and watching as the sun dipped down below the trees. 
It was a pretty spectacular way to end the day of coastal New England sightseeing. There are so many cute towns and beautiful beaches along the way, I don’t think I could ever tire of spending a day like this.
