John M. Cross and Benjamin D. Diamond are avid travelers. This blog reports their trips beginning at the end of March 2008. We may add other information about restaurants, events and activities from our home in Washington, DC. We wish you happy reading.
We are a married couple living on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. We have been traveling the world together for over 40 years. We also lead busy lives in Washington.
John is a former journalist, government official, and corporate executive. Ben is a retired lawyer.
Saturday, September16, 2017--Our first stop was Ogunquit for coffee. The barista at the Back Yard made Ben's cappuccino, but without an attempt at art. Too bad, the coffee was excellent. We slowly made our way up Route 1 to Portland after that, past antique shop after antique shop after barns full of antiques. We decided to enjoy clam chowder and fried clams waterside in Portland, so for the first time for both of us, we explored this smaller version of Boston. We had clam chowder at Portland Lobster Company, a deck over the water on the harbor on Commercial Street. A crowd but the chowder was creamy and rich, full of clams, and the fried clams were excellent, with the taste of clams evident and a well done tartar sauce to go with it. From there we found coffee, again, for Ben at the Bam Bam Bakery, just up the street. Good coffee. The barista did the art reluctantly. Freeport, the site of the wedding, is LL Bean paradise. We haven't shopped but the place is loaded with LL Bean stores. We checked into the Hilton and then headed out to Wolf's Point to a huge turn-of-the last-century house overlooking part of Casco Bay. About 40 of us enjoyed the ceremony of John's nephew Matt to his wife Renee. Afterwards we fully enjoyed a dinner and lots of good conversation. Casco Bay was mostly covered with fog during our time on the point so we only saw the vista of Maine's coast for a few minutes when the sun came out about 5 PM.
We slowly made our way up Route 1 to Portland after that, past antique shop after antique shop after barns full of antiques. We decided to enjoy clam chowder and fried clams waterside in Portland, so for the first time for both of us, we explored this smaller version of Boston. 
We had clam chowder at Portland Lobster Company, a deck over the water on the harbor on Commercial Street. A crowd but the chowder was creamy and rich, full of clams, and the fried clams were excellent, with the taste of clams evident and a well done tartar sauce to go with it.
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