As we move further north, it seems like more and more hotels and motels are either closed or just opened. I guess the season starts a bit later up here.

After breakfast, we started our morning with a walk along the Marginal Way coastal trail in Ogunquit. There were waves, rocks, wind, and very limited parking. Valerie got cold, so we moved on to our next stop, the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge includes a short, well-maintained walking trail loop that shows off some of the features of the nearby tidal estuary and its ecosystem. Unlike many NPS & FWS facilities, this refuge has free parking.

Our next stop was Eartha at the DeLorme building in Yarmouth. Eartha is advertised as “The World’s Largest Revolving and Rotating Globe” and it really is quite big and free to visit! Sadly, the facility was closing when we got there, so we were only able to admire the giant spinning globe for about 1.5 rotations before leaving.

Most museums were closed by now, but LL Bean Flagship Store in Freeport is open 24 hours a day, every day. We decided to visit the store to see the giant boot statue and to see if we could find some insect repellant clothing for Valerie’s upcoming trip to Africa.

While resting somewhere in the LL Bean complex, Valerie booked us a hotel in Brunswick, where we stayed the night.