This morning we embarked on our final stretch of driving to the north. We were heading to Kennebunkport, ME, a place that we have enjoyed since we went there together for the first time for Drew and Fran’s wedding back in 2004. If you have not been, it is really a cool historic city with a ton of great food. We were going to meet up with Grandma and Pop Pop in Kennebunkport later that day, but since we have the human alarm clock who woke us up at 6:30, we decided to hit the road early.
We set out on our 45 minute journey to our hotel in Kennebunkport, but it took every minute of that thanks to my lousy navigation. Tell me how it is possible to have two atlases, a GPS navigation system, and two smart phones and still make three wrong turns in 30 miles. Needless to say, I was a bit frustrated.
We arrived at the Rhumb Line Motel and were glad to be getting out of the car. We checked in and headed to our room. Emily stayed at this hotel about 10 years ago, and according to her, it was the same as she left it. She would later come to call it the Crumb Line. The place wasn’t great, but it did have an indoor and outdoor pool and was close enough to the action so it would do.
After Grandma and the Colonel arrived we decided to head into town to grab some dinner at Federal Jacks. We had all eaten there during Drew and Fran’s wedding week and had good memories of the place. The restaurant has an amazing view over the water at the boats coming into the harbor. The food was good but not as good as my memory had it tasting. Hunter enjoyed his dinner of mostly pickles.
After dinner, the guys explored the boats and the ladies explored the shop. It was a beautiful night and we were happy to be in Maine.
We drove back to our hotel on Ocean Ave. and enjoyed the beautiful sites and sounds. We stopped to take some photos of the Bush property because the lighting was so perfect. It really was a great first day in Kennebunkport.
