My Zero Waste Honeymoon – Going Zero Waste

Remaining Up to date on January 23, 2024

Justin and I bought married May of 2017. Clearly this put up is coming a bit bit late. We left for Maine appropriate after our courthouse wedding ceremony ceremony.

You presumably can research further concerning the wedding ceremony ceremony in half 1 and half 2. 

We spent our wedding ceremony ceremony night time at the Marker Resort which was so pretty! The following morning, we awoke and took a Lyft to the airport for our very first full-length journey collectively.

We’ve taken a few weekend getaways, nonetheless this was the primary time we’ve ever been on a aircraft collectively and really had higher than three days of journey at a time. 

the flight:

I haven’t flown a lot since going zero waste, and I undoubtedly haven’t flown such an extended distance. The flight from CA – ME is fairly prolonged. Justin grew up in Maine, nonetheless it was my first time visiting.

I used to be very impressed by the composting stations all through the Oakland Airport. Due to the flight was so extended, I made a decision to seize sandwiches from a deli ahead of we boarded.

You presumably can pack meals in your suitcase to carry on the aircraft, nonetheless we didn’t have entry to a kitchen to rearrange one factor the night time ahead of. (Together with, would you actually be making a sandwich in your wedding ceremony ceremony night time? I didn’t suppose so) 

I went to a deli all through the airport, and I walked up and acknowledged, “I’ll have that sandwich to-go, on this container. Thanks!” A smile and confidence is all it is advisable to bend all individuals to your zero waste will. 

It labored out completely, and we had been in a position to have dinner on the aircraft with out having to emphasize about creating any trash.  

For added data on zero waste flying take a look at this put up correct proper right here. 

rental car:

As quickly as we landed in Maine, we reserved a compact financial system car. They upgraded us to a monster truck. I attempted to inform them we didn’t need the improve, nonetheless apparently… it was all they’d left. 

It was fairly hilarious. Eco girl drives monster truck. 

Everytime you’re solely going to be staying in Portland, ME, there’s actually no want for a rental car, nonetheless we had been doing a bit little little bit of touring down the east coast. 

the place we stayed: 

We stayed at The Danforth Inn in Portland, and it was gorgeous. We had a cosy fireplace in our room. There was a secret billiards room and lookout tower. We spent most nights down on the dreamy lodge lounge (gorgeous custom-made wallpaper and residing moss lamps!) sipping adventurous cocktails. There is also not a nasty cocktail on the menu! I’m fairly constructive we tried all of them.

Breakfast was included in our preserve too, nonetheless we solely made it to breakfast as rapidly as (due to we had been sleepy…) and I’m kicking myself for not going further! 3 course connoisseur breakfast!! I’m so unhappy that was included in our room and we overslept. Reside and analysis I assume. 

Everytime you’re ever staying on the Danforth… don’t miss the breakfast!

Nonetheless, don’t really actually really feel too dangerous for us. We nonetheless ate various breakfast spherical metropolis. Justin was having gratifying displaying me all of his favourite consuming places. 

what we did: 

It rained tons all by way of our journey. It was furthermore surprisingly fairly chilly. 

We spent most of our time consuming, ingesting, and collaborating in a number of indoor actions. Portland is a extraordinarily walkable metropolis, and the Danforth is centrally positioned to downtown. 

victoria mansion: 

I actually beloved the historic earlier of the town.  We toured the Victoria Mansion and it was gorgeous. It was terribly excessive with stained glass, wooden work, and carved plaster. The wallpaper and work had been merely gorgeous. The entire residence was opulent if not barely obscene. 

It was an interesting piece of historic earlier. We took the tour, and I cherished listening to about life all through the mid-1800s. (Since going zero waste I’m relatively extra fascinated by life ahead of plastic.) 

portland museum of artwork work: 

Justin and I’ve regularly beloved museums. Visiting the museum was a terribly good method to spend a day, nonetheless nothing significantly stands out from the expertise. Plenty of the locations we went didn’t enable images inside. 

the escape room portland: 

We had been searching for varied moist day actions and stumbled into our first escape room. It occurred in The Pharaoh’s Tomb. Everytime you research my birthday celebration, you acknowledge –  we clearly turned followers! 

It was a lot gratifying! It was like residing in an exact life Nancy Drew Recreation with hidden clues, riddles, puzzles, lure doorways and extra!

climbing:

It was a bit bit too chilly and moist for any intensive climbing. Nonetheless, we did stroll spherical various beautiful state parks. We spent a day at Ft. Foster and a day at Ft. McCleary. 

The air was so crisp and the views had been breath taking. 

strawbery banke: 

We visited Strawbery Banke on actually one in every of many few sunny days. It was SO cool! It’s a small colonial metropolis that superior through the 40s when it was bought and preserved as a museum. You presumably can stroll through 300 years of historic earlier and see life BEFORE PLASTIC!

In any case, all the earlier than plastic challenge was my particular curiosity and under no circumstances the goal of the museum. It’s set on 10 acres and filled with gardens. (I’ve regularly beloved historic earlier and completely totally different eras, nonetheless this extra plastic-free layer get’s me relatively extra excited!) 

The properties in route of the tip of the tour centered on life all by way of WWII. A great deal of WWII propaganda about victory gardens, recycling, meatless Mondays, wheatless Wednesdays, and under no circumstances dropping a component. 

There was furthermore a bulk retailer. It was solely a typical frequent retailer, that talked about how meals was as quickly as bought. It’s improbable how a lot we’ve modified since then just about in search of meals. I’ve to say, we did it higher as soon as extra then. 

portsmouth escape room: 

In Portsmouth we hit up one totally different escape room with a few of Justin’s buddies formally sealing our future in nerdom for all eternity. It was completely improbable. I’ve to say it’s by far the appropriate escape room we’ve executed. It occurred in an traditional sellers evaluation. The traditional vendor was kidnapped and we might have appreciated to discover a hidden necklace with the intention to satisfy his ransom. 

We barely escaped and lived to inform the story. 

music: 

There’s a lot dwell music in Portland, and we stopped by the SPACE Gallery and One Longfellow Sq. for some very nice tunes.

what we ate and drank: 

We went to so many improbable consuming places. Portland is certainly a foodie metropolis, and likewise you’re not going to go dwelling hungry. I don’t have in mind each the place we ate and drank, nonetheless correct proper right here’s a fairly first cost doc. 

what I packed:

We each solely packed carry-on’s. Bringing a checked bag will improve your emissions, so try and merely go for the carry-on. 

For liquids we packed Plaine Product minis, and it’s furthermore necessary to recollect to carry dish cleaning cleansing cleaning soap! This fashion you might wash your take-out tiffins. 

I furthermore struggled with it being spring time and having to brighten warmly. Just some of the hyperlinks beneath are associates. Most all of this stuff I purchased second hand and these are related selections or the equal.

clothes: 

zero waste gadgets: 

what we purchased:

Neither Justin or I are large memento individuals, nonetheless I couldn’t switch up on a toothpaste crank. I’ve been searching for one for months! Justin nonetheless makes use of Tom’s and it is a good choice to make use of up each closing drop.

I purchased it on the retailer Folly 101. It’s a unbelievable place to purchase various zero waste necessities like materials napkins, wood spoons, jars, farmers market totes, bamboo dish scrubs, and bare soaps. 

We furthermore needed to carry a gift dwelling for Nala. We stopped by an house pet boutique and acquired a limiteless moose antler and a rope lobster. Each acquired proper right here completely bundle deal free. 

trash we made: 

I’m fairly proud to announce that we didn’t make any trash whereas on our honeymoon. All the objects was merely averted with the gadgets we launched.

I hope you appreciated a peek into our journey to Maine!