I’m on the Amtrak train back to Boston as I write this (thanks for the free WiFi guys) and figured I’d share some photos of sunrise I took in Portland, ME, this morning before I left. If for no other reason than we have 12-18 inches of snow coming tomorrow in a big storm and I need to convince myself that it’s still worth living in New England. Hope you like them!
The other day I looked at my Facebook memories and realised that I used to be a lot less boring than I am now. I’ve done roadtrips across the entire US and explored countries on my own but lately I haven’t spent a night away from home in ages.
Determined to rectify this sad situation I decided to book a weekend on my own up in Maine at late notice. I booked round trip tickets on the Amtrak Downeaster to Portland, a 110 mile, 2.5 hour trip from home (Amtrak isn’t known for its speed). I was a little worried that it would be freezing and terrible especially as they got a foot of snow 2 days before my trip but it wasn’t too cold in the end.
There’s a number of inhabited small islands in the waters surrounding Portland and they have a daily mailboat service. For just 16 dollars I booked a 3 hour trip on the boat and got some great views of coastal Maine. It was cold as hell out on the water and I was the only one dumb enough to be up on deck but I love being by the sea. Hope you like the photos from my trip!
We had a big storm here on Friday that did a lot of damage to the state and some people still don’t have power. Continue reading “Floody Hell!”
You may have seen in the media that it’s unusually cold in the Northeastern United States at the moment (I mean it’s cold in other places too like Canada but you expect it to be colder than a polar bears arse in Canada). Continue reading “Icy What the Problem Is”
Merry Christmas everyone! This year was actually my first ever white Christmas and it was pretty cool. Continue reading “White Christmas!”
I’m back! I realise that I haven’t posted in two months and I’d like to say that it’s because I’ve been really busy doing important things but the truth is that I just couldn’t think of anything to talk about and I’m really good at procrastinating. Like gold medal good. But I’m back and you’re stuck with me (unless I don’t get round to posting for another two months). Continue reading “A Weekend in Vermont”
Another Monday, another new week. I hope you all have a great one, here’s a sunny photo I took yesterday on snowy Boston Common. I feel like it’s good to look at something nice to start the week. 🙂
Yesterday in Boston we were hit by a snowstorm and some pretty cold temperatures. Continue reading “Snow Joke”
I’d like to wish all of my blogging friends a very Merry Christmas! Like the Queen I like to deliver a Christmas message so this year I wrote it in huge letters in the sand on a beach and then took a photo from the top of a cliff. It’s wonderful being home in England for Christmas and I hope that wherever you are you have a great one. 🙂
I’ve been back in England for 3 days now and I’ve been busy spending time with my family and visiting places that I’ve missed. Continue reading “England!”
Old England to New England 