On November 24th, Rick and I celebrated our 8th anniversary, and we decided with Cate nearly two years old and Mom and Dad nearby, we were ready to attempt a night away, just the two of us. That's right, in almost the two years since Cate arrived, we have not spent a single night away from her! It was time. So we made reservations for just one night at the Hartstone Inn (www.hartstoneinn.com) in Camden- probably my very favorite harbor town, about an hour north of Bath. We were actually in their "Hideaway House," pictured above (we were the room where the porch and flag are), as opposed to the main inn, which was just a block away. Hartstone came at the recommendation of two of my very good girlfriends from school, who have both stayed there with their hubbies and loved it.
The Hartstone is known for their gourmet food and cooking classes, as the (husband) owner is a trained chef, so dinners at the inn are crazy expensive and full of foods we've never even heard of (like, what the heck is "duck confit?") I'm still not sure what part of the duck that is, or what they've done to the duck, so Rick and I, with our simple tastes, walked down the street (in the light snow!) into the village to one of our favorites- Cappy's Chowder House (www.cappyschowder.com), where, for a mere $30 including tip, we had a fabulous and familiar dinner. :) However, we can't complain about our breakfast at the inn- we had these pears with a blueberry sauce and something else creamy-ish, plus cumin-spiced bacon, and a french toast with a granola crunch covering with sliced bananas and whipped cream, and a peach-berry juice. All very delicious!!!It was also Christmas by the Sea weekend in Camden, so there was lots going on, and with it snowing on Saturday night, and all the Christmas lights glowing, and the star on top of Mt. Battie shining down over the village and harbor, it just felt like a quintessential New England Christmas. It was really a perfect weekend, and we really appreciated a little time to ourselves!!
As for our little Cate? Apparently she never even asked about us. Oh, and she slept in until 8:30 Sunday morning. Hmmm. I'm not sure if I should be thankful or jealous. :)
The above "tree" of lobster traps and buoys was not in Camden but in Rockland, just south of Camden. Couldn't help but stop and snap a picture of this!
2 comments:
Yum! Food sounds great!
Glad you were able to get away, and that it was successful. When we went to Chicago for a night, it was harder for me to be away than for Sophie. I share your suspicion about the late wake up - I mean, what is it about kids that get up early on weekends, but you have to drag them out of bed on school days.
Exciting, too, that you have snow. We can't wait (supposedly tonight - we'll see).
Sounds wonderfully picturesque and alternately delicious!! How fun for you guys...AND I suspect Gramma and Papou had a great time too!!
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