დასასვენებელი საცხოვრებლები: პორტლენდი

You'll join Margaret and Karl for daily morning chores on Ten Apple Farm. We'll start the morning on the back porch with a light breakfast of homemade scones or biscuits, coffee, tea and juice and other farm goodies. Over breakfast we'll introduce the farm, talk about our journey to farming, and our experiences over the past 16 years on the farm. After breakfast we'll teach you how to milk goats! We raise French Alpine dairy goats, and milk 3-4 goats by hand twice a day, every day -- something we've been doing for 14 years. You'll learn how to milk, and help us feed the goats their breakfast of hay and grain. On our diversified farm, we have lots of animals in addition to the goats... miniature horses, pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, and turkeys. We'll tour the farm, including our large kitchen garden, feeding and watering all the animals and talk about their care and the role each one plays on our diversified homestead. We'll spend some time grooming our two miniature horses, and weather permitting, we'll put the goats (with Philip, our sheep,) out in their pasture, and take the horses for a short walk around the farm. Other things to note: We'll be doing farm chores, so you might get dirty -- we'll do our best to keep you as clean as you want, if you just want to observe and chat, or let you get your hands dirty as much as you want. It's totally up to you!

A Ten Apple Farm goat hike is a two hour recreational and educational goat experience. You'll meet your hosts (and our herd of Alpine dairy goats), and hear about their 16 years of experience with goats and living on a small family farm. Once we've met the goats and the many other animals residents of the farm, we’ll set off on a hike through the Ten Apple Farm woods with the goats and Philip our sheep! The hike consists of an approximately one and a half mile loop trail through our woods on lightly groomed trails. Along the way we’ll talk about goats as pack animals, what they eat, and you’ll learn a thing or two about raising and caring for goats. There's lots of time for interacting with the goats, asking questions, or just soaking in the Maine woods and these adorable, fun animals. We end the experience with fresh goat milk and homemade cookies! Please note: Children must be at least 5 years old and accompanied by an adult. 5 and 6 year olds should plan to hold a parent's hand during the hike. (Children under 4 must be carried). Other things to note: The hike is not strenuous, but there is a little bit of steep terrain in 2 spots. We have rope railings on the trail to assist with getting up and down in those spots, but guests who have bad knees, hips, or other difficulties with uneven or steep terrain should be aware.

We will start by sizing you up on the bikes at the first Civic monument at Portland’s East End. Once we are ready; we will take a warm up roll on the scenic eastern promenade trail. We will take a brief tour of the waterfront warfs, then roll up through the old port towards Congress street. When we reach Congress we will talk about Portland history and architecture while taking a leisurely stroll through the Victorian west end. When we reach the western promenade; we'll start heading back towards the port where we will catch the ferry towards peaks island! Aboard the ferry we can talk some maritime history and enjoy a beverage before we hit the island. After our beer break ends on the ferry; we will take a beautiful and scenic ride around the island while telling stories about the island's unique history and place within the city of Portland. Our outing will end on the island before we head back to the peninsula! Other things to note We will be gone about 3-4 hours and won't eat until the end, so bring snacks

COVID-19 UPDATE: Masks must be worn at all times when walking around. Guests may remove their masks temporarily for photos. We'll explore some local hot spots in downtown Portland so that you can experience Portland how a local does while getting your photo taken together! From the Eastern Promenade to the industrial buildings downtown, I'll make sure you have images that capture who YOU are as a couple. For one hour, you'll have me as your personal photographer as I take you around my city to see only the very-most visually interesting places. After our time together in the beautiful city of Portland, you'll be given 25 professionally edited images Other things to note NOTE: please notify me if you are a Maine resident as sales tax will apply. ALSO! Don’t worry, I'm here to make you feel comfortable in front of the camera - we're just hangin' in downtown Portland and capturing some memories while we're at it! See you soon!

Guests will board from the dock and we will take a tour of the boat, briefly discuss safe sailing practices and answer any questions. We will sail on the Saco River into Saco Bay and view Wood Island Lighthouse, Biddeford Pool & Old Orchard Beach. We will keep on the look out for marine wildlife. We have seen seals, porpoises, sharks and even whales. We will watch the sun set and after return to the same dock on which the guests boarded.