The summer has been refreshing! We’ve had great weather – high 70s to upper 80s, most without excessive humidity. Great sailing, kayaking, Fishing, or just plain sunning this year. Captain John Thibeault skipper of the Lodesteere has finally gotten his ship into the water and is offering fantastic two hour sails. We recommend his service [...]

Old Port Summer Festival – Portland, Maine Yesterday, Cristina and I went to the Old Port Summer Festival.  This is the unofficial start of the Summer and Tourist Season here in Southern Maine.  We braved a foggy day along with an estimated 25,000 other hardy souls.  Though a bit damp and chilly, no one’s spirits [...]

Visit the Saco Bay and Camp Ellis Beach at Cristina’s The Maine Ocean has been remarkably tranquil the past few days.  I only wish that I had time to go kayaking, the sport I love second to playing a good game of racquetball.  Cristina’s, our Maine bed and breakfast, offers easy access to Saco Bay [...]

Maine & New England Weather at the B&B The weather this past week has gone from remarkable to tornado warnings.  Yesterday, the temperature was 88 degrees.  With a temperature inversion – all I know is that the temp dropped 15 degrees in the matter of one hour – we had severe thunderstorm warnings throughout the [...]

East Point Audubon Sanctuary, Biddeford Pool, Maine Cristina and I spent the afternoon at the East Point Audubon Sanctuary, Biddeford Pool, Maine.  It was a way for us to escape another dreary, cloud-covered day.  The sun, you know that yellow thing that’s sometimes in the sky, made a brief appearance; maybe a nanosecond!  Just to [...]

A Maine Spring at Cristina’s Bed and Breakfast, Camp Ellis Saco Maine brings the daffodils and allows all to come north and see it again, especially if you love spring flowers but by early May in your southern neck of the woods it’s unfortunately passed you by. Do you want to experience the daffodils again? [...]

Visit Cristina’s Gardens for the Summer We spent two full days planting and transplanting.  Cristina’s Gardens look beautiful, colorful, and, surprisingly, tranquil.  Weeping cherry and pear trees, azaleas, rhodies, coleus, (or is that colei?), and a dump truck’s worth of mulch.  Of course, the last five days have been filled with rain and winds and [...]

Spring is here at Cristina’ Bed and Breakfast, Camp Ellis Beach, Saco, Maine! Spring is here at Cristina’s bed and Breakfast, Camp Ellis Beach, Saco, Maine.  If you are a birder or a nature lover, come and stay at Cristina’s Bed and Breakfast, Camp Ellis Beach located at Saco Bay. Here, all the signs of [...]

Cinco de Mayo at the B & B! It’s two days from Cinco de Mayo and Portland, Maine’s numerous brew pubs are awaiting the rush.  With college semesters winding down, students and faculty are looking forward to Thirsty Thursday which coincides with the Mexican holiday. In the states, Cinco de Mayo has become a day [...]

Storm’A Coming To our Maine B&B No sooner do I write that Spring has arrived than we are subjected to a Palm Sunday Nor’easter!  Sustained strong winds and a roaring ocean; amazing!  Sightseers, both local and from inland, flock to the coast during Nor’easters to see the strength of Nature’s most impressive creation: the sea. [...]