We recently traveled to Maine to visit family. After two days of travel, this was our first full day at our destination.
We had good travel weather, but today, it turned cold and rainy.
We were all up early Saturday morning, so we decided to visit L. L. Bean because a trip to Maine is not complete without a visit to the original L. L. Bean store in Freeport. The added bonus was that it was an indoor activity. The store was open 24 hours a day, so our 7 am start was not a problem.
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| A visit to L.L. Bean during a previous trip. |
However, the store was undergoing a three-year renovation project and was spread out among three different tents and buildings. Not quite the experience we were used to, but it was fun to look anyway. However, the prices were higher than we were comfortable with, so we decided to visit the Bean outlet. The only problem was that it wasn't open until 9 am. With time to kill, we walked around town in the cold rain. By the time the outlet opened, we were wet to varying degrees. And guess what we bought--raincoats. Ward, Wally, and Theo all have birthdays in the spring, so they each got a new jacket as a birthday gift. (I got a new rain jacket last year for my birthday.)
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| One of the Bean construction buildings we saw on this trip. |
Later that morning, my nephew and family visited. Once again, it was good to see the cousins interact and chat with my almost 7-year-old great-nephew. We had an egg hunt for him, and ended up with the one missing egg that always seems to happen. Unfortunately, we didn't get any pictures of the reunion. I guess that's good. That means we were enjoying our visit and not thinking about recording it.
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| My sister lives in a typical New England farmhouse. It's over 150 years old. |
Unlike our morning trip, we spent the rest of the day at home, enjoying being dry and warm.
Until next time...
