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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 11:06 AM Original message |
Help, please! Need info on vacationing in Maine |
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bbernardini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
1. If you could define "manageable," I can do my best to help you out. nt |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Within an hour of each other? |
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1gobluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. York, ME is great |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. That sounds like a nice central location. |
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1gobluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 11:21 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. It's huge, for one thing |
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Mrs.Matcom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Talk about small world! |
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1gobluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. I remember! |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
2. January is really the best time for Maine. Esp. the beaches. |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Thanks for the info. My husband really wants to sail, too. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. We went out on a two- or three-master - it was fantastic! |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. That sounds awesome. |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 01:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
27. Was anything open there in January? |
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bluescribbler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 02:48 PM Response to Reply #27 |
40. Most , but not all, of Bah Habah shuts down in Winter |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 01:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
28. What was the temperature in January when you were there? |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. I should have been more clear - I was there in summer |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
10. just sent you a pm |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Thanks, just replied! |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
11. Blackfly season |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Oh, that doesn't sound good. Will bug spray not keep them away? |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 02:09 PM Response to Reply #13 |
33. Bug spray is about useless on BlackFlies nt |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 12:46 PM Response to Reply #13 |
46. Black flies aren't much of a problem on the coast |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
14. look up Bar Harbor in Acadia Ntl Park |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. That's the third suggestion I've gotten for Bar Harbour. |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:30 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. one word of advice: reservations |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:49 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Thanks for the tip... |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
17. May is a bit early for Maine... |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. that is why wetsuits were invented. but it is so much fun to just walk |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:50 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. We're not really interesting in swimming... |
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SallyMander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
20. I lived near Damariscotta for a summer |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Seems like you can't go wrong almost anywhere in Maine, for beauty... |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
25. Kennybunkport and Goose Rocks Beach |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 01:35 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. How can you resist a place called Goose Rocks Beach? |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 01:45 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Actually, I've never seen a single one! n/t |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 02:33 PM Response to Reply #25 |
38. and you can visit the Bush family in their summer cottage. |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
30. LL Bean Shopping tip |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 01:54 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. The LL Bean store is open 24 hours a day? |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 02:10 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Never closed |
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1gobluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 02:10 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. 24 hours a day, 365 days a year |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #31 |
45. 24/7/365. |
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Mrs.Matcom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
36. Hmmm. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
37. York Harbor |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
39. Well, there is nice woodsy hiking everywhere in Maine. |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 10:52 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Thank you very much for all the info! |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
42. Stay out of the water. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
43. I live in a semi-quiet area of the coast. (See links inside) |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
44. End of May, early June is still frigging spring here. |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
47. Portland is a nice jumping-off point... |
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