Amy
TUG Member
We (DM, DH, DS(4), DS(1) and me) are heading off for our first Maine vacation next Thursday. I have been researching on and off for weeks, so I have a decent plan for most of the days. I still have a few blanks to fill and I'd appreciate your help. We'll be spending two weeks:
- Fly into Portland on Thursday
- Spend Thurs. night in Freeport in a B&B (because I *have to* go check out the 24 hours LL Bean store.) Could someone recommend a tasty family friendly restaurant that has relatively quick service? We pretty much eat anything and love seafood (though, unfortunately, we are not keen about lobster); I just do not want fast food after flying and eating fast food all day.
- Drive to Rockport on Friday and spend the night in a motel. I've read a lot of recommendations for fancy expensive places in the Camden area. Is there a moderately priced family friendly seafood restaurant in town? Maybe a place with fresh caught steam clams?
- Drive to Bar Harbor on Saturday. Google Maps indicate the driving time would be 2 hours. But I recall reading somewhere that the traffic is horrible along this route on summer weekends. (1) What is a more reasonable estimate of the driving time between Camden and Bar Harbor? (2) Also, what is a good place to stop for lunch roughly mid-way between Camden and Bar Harbor? (3) Should we get our groceries in Bar Harbor (and if so, where) or should we get our groceries somewhere outside of Bar Harbor (and if so, where)? (The reason I ask this is because I'm wondering if groceries tend to be higher priced in Bar Harbor compared to elsewhere nearby.)
- Spend 1 week in Bar Harbor in a rental house. We basically plan to visit Acadia for most of the week. I have a bunch of restaurant recommendations for BH already so I think I'm set.
- Drive from Bar Harbor to Old Orchard Beach the following Saturday and spend 5 nights on one floor of a rental house. Old Orchard Beach was not my first or second choice of Maine beaches for our beach part of the vacation; it just ended up being the best option for us. I'd appreciate some dining recommendations in this area, particularly for fresh caught fish and clams or just good family friendly non-fast food restaurants.
- Fly out of Portland on Thursday.
Thanks in advance!
- Fly into Portland on Thursday
- Spend Thurs. night in Freeport in a B&B (because I *have to* go check out the 24 hours LL Bean store.) Could someone recommend a tasty family friendly restaurant that has relatively quick service? We pretty much eat anything and love seafood (though, unfortunately, we are not keen about lobster); I just do not want fast food after flying and eating fast food all day.
- Drive to Rockport on Friday and spend the night in a motel. I've read a lot of recommendations for fancy expensive places in the Camden area. Is there a moderately priced family friendly seafood restaurant in town? Maybe a place with fresh caught steam clams?
- Drive to Bar Harbor on Saturday. Google Maps indicate the driving time would be 2 hours. But I recall reading somewhere that the traffic is horrible along this route on summer weekends. (1) What is a more reasonable estimate of the driving time between Camden and Bar Harbor? (2) Also, what is a good place to stop for lunch roughly mid-way between Camden and Bar Harbor? (3) Should we get our groceries in Bar Harbor (and if so, where) or should we get our groceries somewhere outside of Bar Harbor (and if so, where)? (The reason I ask this is because I'm wondering if groceries tend to be higher priced in Bar Harbor compared to elsewhere nearby.)
- Spend 1 week in Bar Harbor in a rental house. We basically plan to visit Acadia for most of the week. I have a bunch of restaurant recommendations for BH already so I think I'm set.
- Drive from Bar Harbor to Old Orchard Beach the following Saturday and spend 5 nights on one floor of a rental house. Old Orchard Beach was not my first or second choice of Maine beaches for our beach part of the vacation; it just ended up being the best option for us. I'd appreciate some dining recommendations in this area, particularly for fresh caught fish and clams or just good family friendly non-fast food restaurants.
- Fly out of Portland on Thursday.
Thanks in advance!