7-12-2010 Maine Day 9

We left the hotel at about 8:30 and headed out to the Portland light. Thought we would try to see if we could get some better pictures. While it was hazy in the distance, it was a nice day, you could see the light and the ocean and it was quiet - no people around. Walked around the Ft. Williams park, among the ruins of the forts there, took lots more pictures. Even got another lighthouse - the Ram Island Ledge light. Eventually it got hotter and the humidity started to climb.

Back to the airport- got through security by 10:30 for our 12:20 flight. Sue’s lasting impressions of Portland: While the town may not be so great, the area around it is very nice. It would not be the place to spend winters. Sue asked me if I felt like I had had a vacation – No, we were too busy on this trip to call it a "vacation", but I think we had completed another step on our mission while here – to see the East Coast and get a good feel for it. It was a good trip.