Freeport Shopping :)

On Saturday, July 23, we decided to change our route and head to Freeport. We couldn’t leave Maine without visiting the beloved L.L. Bean SUPER store! We took a taxi the center of town to do some outlet shopping. These outlet stores look nothing like the typical outdoor malls; instead, the stores are housed in old traditional buildings. The Abercrombie & Finch Outlet is now in the old library, and McDonald’s is in an old farmhouse. Here is a picture of the Banana Republic Outlet:

The infamous L.L. Bean store is absolutely enormous. There are separate stores for home decorations, bikes & boats, hunting, etc. L.L. Bean was founded when Mr. Bean wanted a better hunting boot (his feet were always getting wet). Therefore, he developed a rubber sole hunting boot. This small industry soon turned into a mega outdoor store and catalog. The hunting boot is now symbolic of the L.L. Bean namesake. Here is a picture of Jared with the “boot” that started it all:

After returning from our shopping spree, we decided to head to Portland. The temperature was almost 100 degrees, which is unheard of in Maine. Therefore, we decided that sailing would be cooler that sitting in the stagnant harbor. The sky was gorgeous as we were sailing along.