Distances between states in New England are much shorter than in the Midwest. We got from Bennington, VT to the Boston area in just over 3 hours. Today, though we had to learn to deal with a deluge of rain. First, we slept in until 9 a.m. thanks to the overcast skies and Fairfield Inn's blackout curtains. Realizing that it was going to rain steadily all day, we decided it was time to shop. The LL Bean Factory Store in Freeport, ME was only an hour drive from our hotel in MA.
We decided today was Mom's day. She found a Clark's outlet shoe store in Freeport and said that finding her favorite shoes and a lobster dinner would make her day. Everyone enjoyed the rainy morning and early afternoon shopping at Timberland, A & F, L.L. Bean and Reebok. Freeport is not like other strip outlet malls around the country. Each company has its own freestanding building that may be hundreds of years old or brand new. In other words, it has as much character as an outlet mall can muster. Despite the heavy rain, acres of parking and thousands of the worlds affluent shoppers looking for a deal, Freeport was fun. After shopping until we almost dropped, we found a really good lobster restaurant on the coast. The kids had their first lobsters at Estes Lobster House on Casco Bay. Ryo had the perfect day today - shoe shopping and lobster eating!
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