Portland is a very slow cruise from Boston. The ship is ready for disembarkation by 7:30. We have 2 tours booked, a trolly tour of the city, and a boat tour of the harbor.
The weather is absolutely perfect. Sunny skies, low 70's. What a relief from the Florida heat.
Our tour guide on the trolley is one of the best I have encountered in years. Like so many areas that have lost industries to foreign competition, Maine's tourism industry has become the biggest contributor to its economy.
Over the years portland suffered 4 major fitres that destroyed most of the city. We always hear of the Chicago fire, but Portland's was on the same scale. The last accidently started by childrn playing with fireworks.
After the trolley tour we enjpyed a delicious lunch at a local tavern.
On the water tour we saw the lighthouses from the waterside, learned about the current lobster industry, and an abbreviated naval history of the harbor.
Finding the tour departures much further from the ship than I anticiipated, I elect to Uber back to the ship. Definitely worth the $10. The mature legs are not as robust as they used to be.
We have 7:00 reservations every night in the dining room. Tonight I have fetticiene alfredo. Basically pretty good. So far all of the food has been appropriately hot, one of my pet peeves.
The production show was so so. The singers talented, the content not my favorite.
The weather and the seas remain perfect. Tonight we head to St. John, New Brunswick.
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