Remaining Updated on January 23, 2024
Justin and I obtained married May of 2017. Clearly this put up is coming a little bit of late. We left for Maine correct after our courthouse bridal ceremony.
You can be taught additional in regards to the bridal ceremony partly 1 and half 2.
We spent our bridal ceremony evening time at the Marker Lodge which was so stunning! The next morning, we awoke and took a Lyft to the airport for our very first full-length journey collectively.
We’ve taken just a few weekend getaways, nevertheless this was the first time we’ve ever been on a plane collectively and really had higher than three days of journey at a time.
the flight:
I haven’t flown quite a bit since going zero waste, and I undoubtedly haven’t flown such a protracted distance. The flight from CA – ME is pretty extended. Justin grew up in Maine, however it was my first time visiting.
I was very impressed by the composting stations inside the Oakland Airport. On account of the flight was so prolonged, I decided to grab sandwiches from a deli sooner than we boarded.
You can pack meals in your suitcase to hold on the plane, nevertheless we didn’t have entry to a kitchen to rearrange one thing the evening time sooner than. (Along with, would you truly be making a sandwich in your bridal ceremony evening time? I didn’t suppose so)
I went to a deli inside 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 advisable bend all people to your zero waste will.
It labored out utterly, and we had been ready to have dinner on the plane with out having to worry about creating any trash.
For additional information on zero waste flying do this put up proper right here.
rental automotive:
As soon as we landed in Maine, we reserved a compact monetary system automotive. They upgraded us to a monster truck. I tried to tell them we didn’t want the enhance, nevertheless apparently… it was all that they’d left.
It was pretty hilarious. Eco woman drives monster truck.
When you occur to’re solely going to be staying in Portland, ME, there’s truly no need for a rental automotive, nevertheless we had been doing a bit little bit of touring down the east coast.
the place we stayed:
We stayed at The Danforth Inn in Portland, and it was stunning. We had a comfortable fireside in our room. There was a secret billiards room and lookout tower. We spent most nights down on the dreamy resort lounge (stunning custom-made wallpaper and dwelling moss lamps!) sipping adventurous cocktails. There’s not a foul cocktail on the menu! I’m pretty sure we tried all of them.
Breakfast was included in our maintain too, nevertheless we solely made it to breakfast as quickly as (on account of we had been sleepy…) and I’m kicking myself for not going additional! 3 course gourmand breakfast!! I’m so sad that was included in our room and we overslept. Dwell and examine I suppose.
When you occur to’re ever staying on the Danforth… don’t miss the breakfast!
Nonetheless, don’t actually really feel too unhealthy for us. We nonetheless ate quite a lot of breakfast spherical metropolis. Justin was having gratifying displaying me all of his favorite consuming locations.
what we did:
It rained quite quite a bit all through our journey. It was moreover surprisingly pretty chilly.
We spent most of our time consuming, consuming, and participating in numerous indoor actions. Portland is a extremely walkable metropolis, and the Danforth is centrally located to downtown.
victoria mansion:
I truly favored the historic previous of city. We toured the Victoria Mansion and it was stunning. It was extraordinarily extreme with stained glass, picket work, and carved plaster. The wallpaper and work had been merely stunning. Your complete dwelling was opulent if not barely obscene.
It was a fascinating piece of historic previous. We took the tour, and I liked listening to about life inside the mid-1800s. (Since going zero waste I’m way more fascinated by life sooner than plastic.)
portland museum of paintings:
Justin and I’ve on a regular basis favored museums. Visiting the museum was a really pleasing resolution to spend a day, nevertheless nothing notably stands out from the experience. Lots of the areas we went didn’t allow photographs inside.
the escape room portland:
We had been looking for totally different moist day actions and stumbled into our first escape room. It handed off in The Pharaoh’s Tomb. When you occur to look at my celebration, you notice – we clearly turned followers!
It was quite a bit gratifying! It was like dwelling in an precise life Nancy Drew Recreation with hidden clues, riddles, puzzles, entice doorways and additional!
mountaineering:
It was a little bit of too chilly and moist for any in depth mountaineering. Nonetheless, we did stroll spherical quite a few beautiful state parks. We spent a day at Ft. Foster and a day at Ft. McCleary.
The air was so crisp and the views had been breath taking.
strawberry banks:
We visited Strawbery Banke on certainly one of many few sunny days. It was SO cool! It’s a small colonial metropolis that superior by the use of the 40s when it was purchased and preserved as a museum. You can stroll by the use of 300 years of historic previous and see life BEFORE PLASTIC!
In spite of everything, your entire sooner than plastic issue was my specific curiosity and by no means the target of the museum. It’s set on 10 acres and stuffed with gardens. (I’ve on a regular basis favored historic previous and totally different eras, nevertheless this extra plastic-free layer get’s me way more excited!)
The homes within the path of the tip of the tour centered on life all through WWII. Lots of WWII propaganda about victory gardens, recycling, meatless Mondays, wheatless Wednesdays, and by no means dropping an element.
There was moreover a bulk retailer. It was solely a typical widespread retailer, that talked about how meals was purchased. It’s great how quite a bit we’ve modified since then by way of purchasing for meals. I’ve to say, we did it larger once more then.
portsmouth escape room:
In Portsmouth we hit up one different escape room with just a few of Justin’s associates formally sealing our future in nerdom for all eternity. It was utterly great. I’ve to say it is by far the proper escape room we’ve achieved. It handed off in an classic sellers analysis. The classic provider was kidnapped and we would have liked to find a hidden necklace in order to meet his ransom.
We barely escaped and lived to tell the story.
music:
There’s quite a bit reside music in Portland, and we stopped by the SPACE Gallery and One Longfellow Sq. for some truly pleasing tunes.
what we ate and drank:
We went to so many great consuming locations. Portland is actually a foodie metropolis, and likewise you’re not going to go residence hungry. I don’t keep in mind every the place we ate and drank, nevertheless proper right here’s a fairly first fee 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 hold dish cleansing cleaning soap! This fashion it’s possible you’ll wash your take-out tiffins.
I moreover struggled with it being spring time and having to brighten warmly. A couple of of the hyperlinks beneath are associates. Most all of these items I bought second hand and these are comparable decisions or the similar.
garments:
zero waste devices:
what we bought:
Neither Justin or I are large memento people, nevertheless I couldn’t transfer up on a toothpaste crank. I’ve been looking for one for months! Justin nonetheless makes use of Tom’s and this could be a good option to make use of up every closing drop.
I bought it on the retailer Folly 101. It’s an necessary place to buy quite a lot of zero waste requirements like material napkins, picket spoons, jars, farmers market totes, bamboo dish scrubs, and naked soaps.
We moreover wanted to hold a present residence for Nala. We stopped by an space pet boutique and bought an unlimited moose antler and a rope lobster. Every bought right here absolutely bundle free.
trash we made:
I’m pretty proud to announce that we didn’t make any trash whereas on our honeymoon. The whole thing was merely averted with the devices we launched.
I hope you really liked a peek into our journey to Maine!