Got up for our continental breakfast at Coachman Inn. Set out for Castine, ME. We drove over some really cool bridges.Got into town a little too early to check in, so we decided to get some recon out of the way. Parked next to the Pentagoet Inn where we are staying, walked around the small downtown of Castine. Went into a cute little bookstore called Compass Rose and found an awesome book with herbal recipes! A short distance from here was a restaurant right on the water, called Dennett's Wharf- friggin delicious fresh local shrimp! You got a whole heaping plate of the stuff, and Phil and I's entire meal was still cheaper than if we had both eaten at Applebee's or something.
It was nice to eat out on their patio overlooking the ocean and harbor. The breeze smells nice here :) Phil also wants me to add that he had some great local blueberry beer at lunch as well- I sampled it and have to agree it was excellent. Still had more time to kill, so we checked out Four Flags, another local gifty shop sorta thing. Lots of cool nautical-themed stuff. Finally able to check in, we entered the Inn and were led up to our room. It is so gorgeous here! We have never stayed anywhere like this before! Check it out here: The Pentagoet Inn. Our room is beautiful- and I can't get over the fact that it isn't insanely expensive to stay here. There's a cool little pub downstairs near the restaurant that we want to check out tomorrow, too. Once we brought our luggage up and relaxed for awhile, we drove to Ellsworth to find an LL Bean Outlet. As we were leaving Castine, we spotted this sweet schooner.
After LL Bean, we ate dinner at a place called Hillfire Grill- it may be a chain, but we'd never eaten at one anyway. I got a delish frou-frou drink called "Berries of Blue"- it was Island oasis blueberry, raspberry, blackberry, and strawberry with Citron vodka and ice. Holy crap. So good. We also both enjoyed their home-made portabella and spinach stuffed ravioli with sweet red pepper sauce. Very very good- and filling!! As we made our way back to Castine we came upon fire trucks and flashing lights- we spot the remnants of a car that caught fire! Whoo! Quite a commotion. Now in for the evening plan tomorrows next sites.
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