Had a great time in Maine for the week! My lady friend and I spent a couple days in Camden/Bar Harbor before meeting the rest of the family in Portland on Thursday. The leaves were excellent and it was great being able to run for miles and miles with all of that oxygen. Coming from Mircrobrew heaven/Colorado I can say you guys have some great brews up there. Unfortunately, by the end of the trip I was pretty tired of seeing the domestic's, plus just the Allagash White and Pumpkinhead. Still, both of those were excellent. Really liked the Real Ale as well.
Outside of the first 5 minutes of game 1, UND played really well. Saturday's game against Maine was exciting and despite the tie (SO loss?) there's a lot of excitement about our team. The forecheck was buzzing all night and I was surprised how difficult it was for Maine to get out of their zone even when they had clear control of the puck. Obviously, would have liked to see a few more goals go in but I'll take it. I had 4-5 Maine fans come up to me during the weekend and tell me how well UND fans travel. It worked out well for us, turning the weekend into a family reunion but it was nice to see UND fans scattered throughout the arena.
We finished out the weekend by watching our Packers beat the Rams, then hopped the ferry to Peaks Island during sunset and for dinner.
I'm really hoping I make it back in the future. My sister may be moving out of your great state so I won't have as much of an incentive to visit.
