In Maine - if you haven't been, its coast will seduce you

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As some of you know, Maine is a big part of our lives and where our hearts and minds have been for many years. We summer and at times have wintered there, longing to be there. If you have never been to Maine, when you go, its coastline and beauty will seduce you.

If there is one place you want to be
It’s where your senses will be filled.
A place where you have a connection
Where you belong.

Not just a place to visit,
but a place to reflect and to create a lifetime of memories.

Hearing the waves crash and feeling the sun beat down
You will be overwhelmed by Maine’s beauty.

It’s a place to stop and smell the flowers.

And to embrace life’s precious moments
and it’s fragility.

Where at sea you have guides.

And as the tides change,

You will sail together.

And your bonds will be made

It’s all you need.

Where the mornings embrace you,

as these are the ones to cherish.

And this energy, will flourish within you

Its coastline will replenish your soul.

This is Summer in Maine.

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Skiray wrote

Thank you BrownSki

Just come over for dinner..

We graduated to Final CutX...  I can show how to use iMovie...

D.B. Cooper wrote

Thanks to an aunt who lives there, I know the area quite well.  It's strange when you hgit "pots" (lobster trap buoys) when sailing around the Calendar Islands.

SkiRay, have you looked into buying a lighthouse?  A few years back they were "surplus" items (or some such terminology).

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Harvey wrote

Ray that is very pretty.
>>> Thanks Harvey. Maine is an easy place to shoot. It was really killing us how much footage we left out -though we knew we had to do it.

 I can see why Maine Tourism shared it.  I like the sailboat where the skier normally goes too. --
>>> So many skiers are sailors - the kids are pretty good ..  Sailing is a great family activity too.

Was Sandro operating the drone in that one walking shot?
>>> Yes, he was operating the drone there. Funny, we all shot with the drone for this video.. Alicia, Nevada, Sandro and Me.

How did you guys get started in Maine?
>>> I have been going to Maine since I was teenager and fell in love with the place. When Alicia and I met 28 years ago, I took her there, she fell in love with the place. 3 years later we would elope there and have been going there pretty much ever since for summer and at times Winter. We were hoping to move there this summer though we failed to make that happen.


 Years ago I was looking for a place to go on vacation and the two big green spots on the map were Maine and the Adirondacks.  I picked the Adirondacks because it was closer, and it became my place.

>>> We love the ADK too and after spending time there this summer and shooting Dis-Lodge (not sure if we posted that here) we were floored how beautiful it is.  Though at the end of the day, the ocean has such a pull on it, I don't think we can never not be by the sea.  Maine sort of has it all.

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raisingarizona wrote

I've spent a bit of time in some of the most beautiful places in the country and I have to admit, the coast of Maine is right there with anywhere.

Cool vid Ray. You would freak out working on shots here in NAZ. The visuals are nutty.

Harvey wrote

Ray, if not too personal...

>>> That's my problem, I think even RaisingArizona has even said TMI to me ha...

Are you going to keep your job and work from home, fly out of wherever? Or looking for a new job?
>>> I already work remotely so, in theory nothing should change.

Where do you go in Maine? How long is the drive from NYC?

>>> This depends greatly as there are so many great places that we love in Maine, even as you cross the state line at Plymouth, NH (which is beautiful and has rich maritime history) into Maine, the town Kittery is just so nice. .

We typically go to the Portland area, or just South and sometimes just North of there.  This summer Alicia camped out for more than a month - though car camping, there were about 9 or 10 days of sort of primitive car camping.

We love the Portland area as you have a mix of city life and outdoors which is hard to match in other cities. The only other place we can think of would be Burlington, VT.

If you like beaches, you have some prime ones from Kennebunk up to Georgetown.

I think Alicia aka SuperSkiMom is doing a write up of places - so when she has that ready I am sure she will post more here.

The drive to Southern Maine is about 5 hours on a good day, 8 hours on a bad day usually most of that traffic once 495 merges in 95 in NH for what I call the 11 miles of hell. You hit it right, smooth sailing, if not, you can be stuck for hours.

campgottagopee wrote

We like Maine as well but what a PIA to get to from here in CNY.  We spent a week in Bar Harbor last year and I'll say that Acadia National Park is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen, and we were only at the park for a day. If we ever go back thee I could easily spend an entire week in the park. The beach in there is spectacular.

raisingarizona wrote

I've spent a bit of time in some of the most beautiful places in the country and I have to admit, the coast of Maine is right there with anywhere.

Cool vid Ray. You would freak out working on shots here in NAZ. The visuals are nutty.

warp daddy wrote

Been going to Maine coast almost every summer / fall  for four decades . We do an early summer stint on THE.CAPE and a late summer early fall ( after Labor day ) gig in Maine

Our fav on the southern Maine coast is the territory  between the  NH border and up as far as Biddeford Pool . The beachs are spectacular , the ambiance laid back and the the seafood is great l Our fav is Goose Rocks beach a small area just north of Kennebunkport , a close second is the "back road " coast between Ogunquit ( love The Marginal Way ) and York beach .

Best of luck with your Plan B. Ray !,👍🏻

campgottagopee wrote

We like Maine as well but what a PIA to get to from here in CNY.  We spent a week in Bar Harbor last year and I'll say that Acadia National Park is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen, and we were only at the park for a day. If we ever go back thee I could easily spend an entire week in the park. The beach in there is spectacular.