Last Day of the Stuetz Ladies Adventure

Our last stop on our way home was Portland, ME.  It's a beautiful city.  I really loved it.  I told Joel I'd be perfectly happy if he got a job in Portland, but the Children's Hospital is pretty small since it's so close to Boston.  Aw well - it was just a thought.

We went down to the wharf, and I had dinner to-go from the Portland Lobster Company.  It was voted the best seafood in Portland, and I can totally see why.  My lobster roll was quite tasty.  The picture above is the view from the restaurant.  It's right on the docks.

We went on a boat tour of the lighthouses at dusk.  After being around the water all week long it was about high time we were actually on it. 

We got a tour of all the islands around Portland.  I couldn't believe how many people actually live on them throughout the year and transit by boat.  There's an island for sale if anyone's in the market.  It's going for a cool 4.5-4.8 million dollars.  Alas, that's quite a bit out of my price range. :)

Christina was slightly cranky - too much time with the same people for too many days. :) By this point we were all ready to be home, but the boat tour was very beautiful and relaxing. 

Portland Head Light House

The building to the right of the church below is the tallest building in Portland - a whopping 17 stories.  Love it.  The sunset was gorgeous.

On our way home we made a detour, so my sister could set foot in Rhode Island.  She's now been to 47 of 50 states.  For fun I counted how many I've been to and I'm at an even 40 of 50.  I'm missing a bunch of states in the deep South and a couple other random ones. 

It was a good trip full of all kinds of really cool places, but I was more than ready to be home.  I missed my babies (hubby included) pretty badly by the end.  I was really excited to see them.