Closing Updated on January 23, 2024
Justin and I purchased married Would possibly of 2017. Clearly this submit is coming just a little bit late. We left for Maine correct after our courthouse bridal ceremony.
You can be taught additional regarding the bridal ceremony partly 1 and half 2.
We spent our bridal ceremony night time 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 just a few weekend getaways, nevertheless this was the first time we’ve ever been on a airplane collectively and really had larger than three days of journey at a time.
the flight:
I haven’t flown rather a lot since going zero waste, and I positively haven’t flown such a protracted distance. The flight from CA – ME is pretty extended. Justin grew up in Maine, nevertheless 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 convey on the airplane, nevertheless we didn’t have entry to a kitchen to arrange one thing the night time time sooner than. (Along with, would you really be making a sandwich in your bridal ceremony night time time? I didn’t assume 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 is important to bend all people to your zero waste will.
It labored out fully, and now we have been able to have dinner on the airplane with out having to worry about creating any trash.
For additional data on zero waste flying check out this submit proper right here.
rental car:
As soon as we landed in Maine, we reserved a compact monetary system car. They upgraded us to a monster truck. I tried to tell them we didn’t want the enhance, nevertheless apparently… it was all that that they had left.
It was pretty hilarious. Eco girl drives monster truck.
When you occur to’re solely going to be staying in Portland, ME, there’s really no need for a rental car, nevertheless now we have been doing just a little little bit of touring down the east coast.
the place we stayed:
We stayed at The Danforth Inn in Portland, and it was lovely. We had a snug fireplace in our room. There was a secret billiards room and lookout tower. We spent most nights down on the dreamy resort lounge (lovely custom-made 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 preserve too, nevertheless we solely made it to breakfast as quickly as (on account of now we have 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. Keep and be taught I assume.
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 an entire lot of breakfast spherical metropolis. Justin was having satisfying displaying me all of his favorite consuming locations.
what we did:
It rained tons all through our journey. It was moreover surprisingly pretty chilly.
We spent most of our time consuming, ingesting, and collaborating in numerous indoor actions. Portland is a extremely walkable metropolis, and the Danforth is centrally positioned to downtown.
victoria mansion:
I really beloved the historic previous of city. We toured the Victoria Mansion and it was lovely. It was extraordinarily extreme with stained glass, picket work, and carved plaster. The wallpaper and work have been merely lovely. All the house 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 beloved museums. Visiting the museum was a really gratifying strategy to spend a day, nevertheless nothing considerably stands proud from the experience. A number of the areas we went didn’t allow images inside.
the escape room portland:
We now have been looking out for various moist day actions and stumbled into our first escape room. It occurred in The Pharaoh’s Tomb. When you occur to look at my celebration, you acknowledge – we clearly grew to grow to be followers!
It was rather a lot satisfying! It was like dwelling in an precise life Nancy Drew Recreation with hidden clues, riddles, puzzles, entice doorways and further!
mountaineering:
It was just a little bit too chilly and moist for any in depth mountaineering. Nonetheless, we did stroll spherical plenty of beautiful 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 certainly one of many few sunny days. It was SO cool! It’s a small colonial metropolis that superior by the 40s when it was purchased and preserved as a museum. You can stroll by 300 years of historic previous and see life BEFORE PLASTIC!
In truth, the whole sooner than plastic issue was my explicit curiosity and by no means the intention of the museum. It’s set on 10 acres and full of gardens. (I’ve on a regular basis beloved historic previous and totally different eras, nevertheless this extra plastic-free layer get’s me way more excited!)
The properties in path of the tip of the tour centered on life all through WWII. A number of WWII propaganda about victory gardens, recycling, meatless Mondays, wheatless Wednesdays, and by no means shedding an element.
There was moreover a bulk retailer. It was solely a standard regular retailer, that talked about how meals was purchased. It’s excellent how rather a lot we’ve modified since then with reference to looking for meals. I’ve to say, we did it increased once more then.
portsmouth escape room:
In Portsmouth we hit up one different escape room with just a few of Justin’s buddies formally sealing our future in nerdom for all eternity. It was fully excellent. I’ve to say it is by far the best escape room we’ve carried out. It occurred in an classic sellers look at. The classic vendor was kidnapped and we would have liked to find a hidden necklace with a goal to satisfy his ransom.
We barely escaped and lived to tell the story.
music:
There’s rather a lot reside music in Portland, and we stopped by the SPACE Gallery and One Longfellow Sq. for some really gratifying tunes.
what we ate and drank:
We went to so many excellent consuming locations. Portland is certainly a foodie metropolis, and likewise you’re not going to go dwelling hungry. I don’t keep in mind every the place we ate and drank, nevertheless proper right here’s a fairly respectable guidelines.
what I packed:
We every solely packed carry-on’s. Bringing a checked bag will improve 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 convey dish cleansing cleaning soap! This fashion you presumably can wash your take-out tiffins.
I moreover struggled with it being spring time and having to embellish warmly. Among the many hyperlinks beneath are associates. Most all of these items I bought second hand and these are comparable decisions or the equivalent.
garments:
zero waste devices:
what we bought:
Neither Justin or I are massive memento of us, nevertheless I couldn’t cross up on a toothpaste crank. I’ve been looking out for one for months! Justin nonetheless makes use of Tom’s and this generally is a good technique to make use of up every remaining drop.
I bought it on the retailer Folly 101. It’s an superior place to buy an entire lot of zero waste requirements like cloth napkins, picket spoons, jars, farmers market totes, bamboo dish scrubs, and naked soaps.
We moreover wanted to convey a present dwelling for Nala. We stopped by an space pet boutique and bought a big 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 prevented with the devices we launched.
I hope you really liked a peek into our journey to Maine!