Closing Updated on January 23, 2024
Justin and I purchased married Might of 2017. Clearly this publish is coming significantly bit late. We left for Maine acceptable after our courthouse wedding ceremony ceremony.
You probably can study additional referring to the marriage ceremony ceremony partly 1 and half 2.
We spent our wedding ceremony ceremony evening time at the Marker Resort which was so fairly! The next morning, we woke up and took a Lyft to the airport for our very first full-length journey collectively.
We’ve taken a number of weekend getaways, nonetheless this was the first time we’ve ever been on a airplane collectively and truly had larger than three days of journey at a time.
the flight:
I haven’t flown lots since going zero waste, and I positively haven’t flown such an prolonged distance. The flight from CA – ME is pretty extended. Justin grew up in Maine, nonetheless it was my first time visiting.
I was very impressed by the composting stations all by way of the Oakland Airport. On account of the flight was so prolonged, I decided to grab sandwiches from a deli earlier than we boarded.
You probably can pack meals in your suitcase to ship on the airplane, nonetheless we didn’t have entry to a kitchen to rearrange one issue the evening time earlier than. (Along with, would you truly be making a sandwich in your wedding ceremony ceremony evening time? I didn’t assume so)
I went to a deli all by way of the airport, and I walked up and talked about, “I’ll have that sandwich to-go, on this container. Thanks!” A smile and confidence is all it’s a ought to to bend all people to your zero waste will.
It labored out utterly, and we now have been able to have dinner on the airplane with out having to emphasise about creating any trash.
For additional information on zero waste flying do that publish appropriate correct proper right here.
rental automotive:
As rapidly as we landed in Maine, we reserved a compact financial system automotive. They upgraded us to a monster truck. I tried to tell them we didn’t want the enhance, nonetheless apparently… it was all they’d left.
It was pretty hilarious. Eco lady drives monster truck.
For lots of who’re solely going to be staying in Portland, ME, there’s truly no need for a rental automotive, nonetheless we now have been doing significantly little little little bit of touring down the east coast.
the place we stayed:
We stayed at The Danforth Inn in Portland, and it was partaking. We had a cushty fire in our room. There was a secret billiards room and lookout tower. We spent most nights down on the dreamy lodge lounge (partaking personalised wallpaper and dwelling moss lamps!) sipping adventurous cocktails. There could also be not a foul cocktail on the menu! I’m pretty optimistic we tried all of them.
Breakfast was included in our defend too, nonetheless we solely made it to breakfast as shortly as (resulting from we now have been sleepy…) and I’m kicking myself for not going additional! 3 course connoisseur breakfast!! I’m so sad that was included in our room and we overslept. Dwell and take a look at I suppose.
For lots of who’re ever staying on the Danforth… don’t miss the breakfast!
Nonetheless, don’t really truly actually really feel too harmful for us. We nonetheless ate numerous breakfast spherical metropolis. Justin was having pleasing displaying me all of his favorite consuming areas.
what we did:
It rained heaps all by means of our journey. It was moreover surprisingly pretty chilly.
We spent most of our time consuming, consuming, and collaborating in numerous indoor actions. Portland is a extremely walkable metropolis, and the Danforth is centrally positioned to downtown.
victoria mansion:
I truly beloved the historic earlier of metropolis. We toured the Victoria Mansion and it was partaking. It was terribly extreme with stained glass, picket work, and carved plaster. The wallpaper and work have been merely fairly. The whole residence was opulent if not barely obscene.
It was a fascinating piece of historic earlier. We took the tour, and I cherished listening to about life all by way of the mid-1800s. (Since going zero waste I’m way more fascinated by life earlier than plastic.)
portland museum of art work work:
Justin and I’ve on a regular basis beloved museums. Visiting the museum was a really pleasurable methodology to spend a day, nonetheless nothing notably stands proud from the experience. Various the places we went didn’t allow pictures inside.
the escape room portland:
We now have been trying to find quite a few moist day actions and stumbled into our first escape room. It handed off in The Pharaoh’s Tomb. For lots of who check out my celebration, – we clearly grew to develop to be followers!
It was lots pleasing! It was like dwelling in a precise life Nancy Drew Sport with hidden clues, riddles, puzzles, entice doorways and additional!
mountaineering:
It was significantly bit too chilly and moist for any in depth mountaineering. Nonetheless, we did stroll spherical numerous gorgeous state parks. We spent a day at Ft. Foster and a day at Ft. McCleary.
The air was so crisp and the views have been breath taking.
strawberry banks:
We visited Strawbery Banke on thought-about definitely one in all many few sunny days. It was SO cool! It’s a small colonial metropolis that developed by the use of the 40s when it was purchased and preserved as a museum. You probably can stroll by the use of 300 years of historic earlier and see life BEFORE PLASTIC!
Truly, your full earlier than plastic problem was my particular curiosity and not at all the objective of the museum. It’s set on 10 acres and stuffed with gardens. (I’ve on a regular basis beloved historic earlier and utterly utterly completely different eras, nonetheless this additional plastic-free layer get’s me way more excited!)
The properties contained in the route of the perfect of the tour centered on life all by means of WWII. An excessive amount of WWII propaganda about victory gardens, recycling, meatless Mondays, wheatless Wednesdays, and not at all shedding a element.
There was moreover a bulk retailer. It was solely a typical widespread retailer, that talked about how meals was as rapidly as purchased. It’s unimaginable how lots we’ve modified since then relating to buying meals. I’ve to say, we did it elevated as quickly as additional then.
portsmouth escape room:
In Portsmouth we hit up one utterly completely different escape room with a number of of Justin’s buddies formally sealing our future in nerdom for all eternity. It was utterly unimaginable. I’ve to say it is by far the fitting escape room we’ve completed. It handed off in an conventional sellers check out. The standard vendor was kidnapped and we would have most popular to find a hidden necklace with a view to satisfy his ransom.
We barely escaped and lived to tell the story.
music:
There’s lots keep music in Portland, and we stopped by the SPACE Gallery and One Longfellow Sq. for some truly pleasurable tunes.
what we ate and drank:
We went to so many unimaginable consuming areas. Portland is unquestionably a foodie metropolis, and in addition to you’re not going to go residence hungry. I don’t take into accout every the place we ate and drank, nonetheless appropriate correct proper right here’s a reasonably respectable itemizing.
what I packed:
We every solely packed carry-on’s. Bringing a checked bag will enhance your emissions, so attempt to merely go for the carry-on.
For liquids we packed Plaine Product minisand it’s moreover important to remember to ship dish cleansing cleaning cleansing cleaning soap! This way you might wash your take-out tiffins.
I moreover struggled with it being spring time and having to embellish warmly. Among the many many many hyperlinks beneath are associates. Most all of this stuff I bought second hand and these are associated picks or the equal.
garments:
zero waste items:
what we bought:
Neither Justin or I are large memento people, nonetheless I couldn’t go up on a toothpaste crank. I’ve been trying to find one for months! Justin nonetheless makes use of Tom’s and this may be a wonderful method to make the most of up every remaining drop.
I bought it on the retailer Folly 101. It’s an superior place to buy numerous zero waste requirements like provides napkins, wooden spoons, jars, farmers market totes, bamboo dish scrubs, and naked soaps.
We moreover wanted to ship a present residence for Nala. We stopped by an home pet boutique and purchased an unlimited moose antler and a rope lobster. Every acquired correct proper right here utterly bundle deal deal free.
trash we made:
I’m pretty proud to announce that we didn’t make any trash whereas on our honeymoon. The whole factor was merely averted with the items we launched.
I hope you most popular a peek into our journey to Maine!
