Fishing? Also, I'm told that this place makes the best lobster rolls in Maine. Report back to me on that.

It is smack dab in the middle of lobster country so yes, much lobster.

Your formula looks good!

Also add:
-good, absorbing books

-bug spray

-something to play music on

-go to a farmstand or farmer's market and cook a summer feast from local stuff - now's the time

-for my trips northward into Maine, a stop at the Maine State Prison Showroom is almost obligatory

-beachcombing

-bring a star map or download a star app to find constellations and such

-bring pencils and a sketchbook / journal

-if by chance you want to email me with the specific town location I might have more recommendations (or not, depending on what part of Maine. But there are a solid handful of MetaChatters with excellent Maine knowledge, in case you want to post the general area for more tips.

Hurray! Happy honeymooning! Your plan sounds dreamy; if it were me, I'd add:
- a good supply of dark & stormy mixin's
- plenty of swimming
- don't forget the citronella!

And if the line at Red's is too long, you can drive a little bit down the road to Patty's.

A lot of my local friends prefer Patty's to Red's and describe Red's as "for tourists"; others say Red's is the best ever. I have no opinion, except that I'd never wait in the crazy-long line at Red's, unless I were a canoodling honeymooner just happy to be standing around with my sweetie. Have a wonderful time!

Take this song along with you.

I know that Mayor Curley over on MeFi grew up there; he seems to have not loved it very much. Nonetheless, he might be a good source of information or be able to point you in the direction of people who still live there.

My wikipedia research taught me that there is a pretty big Francophone community in Northern Maine. That may or may not be interesting to you.

Happy Honeymoon!

I'll be happy to chime in with more specific recs if you want to post the general area you're heading to. (And if I know the area well enough to do so; if it's above central Maine, I prolly won't, though.) If you're passing through Portland, I can make very specific suggestions, though you can't throw a stone without hitting a fabulous restaurant in this town.

But even without area-specific suggestions, you'll have a wonderful time --- because you're together!

I'll be in the Windsor/Palermo area, just east of Augusta.

Dang, I know next-to-nothing about the Augusta area --- though other, wiser folks may be able to chime in. If you're there at the end of the month, you can hit the Windsor Fair!

I live in a renovated cottage with a lake view (Not quite on the lake, but with lake access) in Maine. If you want lobster but don't want to wrestle with it, most restaurants offer some form of lazy lobster or lobster pie. There's a better location to order lobster, I'll email you.

If you like fabulous food, stop here and pick up some goodies. The York location is on the way into Maine. The name is not coincidental. Portland is full of really great restaurants. I'm fond of the Front Room, which is a cross between neighborhood bar and fine restaurant. mmmmm, meatloaf with bacon. Also, the Great Lost Bear has lots of good beers, and knowledgeable bartenders. BBQ - Beale Street BBQ in South Portland is really, really good.

Make sure you have a boat - canoe, kayak, rowboat, whatever. Make sure you go out at night and look up; there's not much moon* for the next week or so, and the stars are gorgeous with no city lights. Your 2nd week, the moon will be getting full, and the full moon is lovely from a canoe on a lake. There will probably be some paths in the woods, take a walk with a picnic and enjoy the smell of pines, and the deep quiet.

There's a fair amount of summer theatre in Maine. Videoport, in Portland's Old Port, is the best video rental store Of. All. Time. And you might catch a glimpse of Elsa's fella there, or even Elsa.

The Old Port is the old part of the city of Portland, adjacent to the water, with shops, restaurants and bars. it's fun, and is on the way to the Portland Ferry Terminal, where you can take a ferry ride to an island, have a meal, and return to Portland. Peaks Island is the easiest, and the restaurants change often, but we had a very nice meal on the deck at the Cockeyed Gull.

Right now, it's 82F, the water on the lake is sparkling, I have some good coffee, and just polished off some leftover pad thai. Not on vacation, so I have to clean the house and do chores, or I'd be swimming about now, and then making sangria. Days like this in Maine are why I live with the 8 months of heating season, mud season, and ice storms. I'd live to get together a meetup if you'll be anywhere near Southern Maine.

*new moon - today, July 30
full moon - August 13

I know it's your honeymoon so maybe this isn't on the menu, but, you know, meetup could happen.

(great minds, theora55!)

I agree - the exquisite summer days in Maine are so beautiful it sometimes almost hurts inside. It is worth it. I miss Maine

Hey, thanks for the shout-out for Videoport! The Fella's Videoport Jones blog is here if you want to get a taste of their style. If you're renting movies to take to the woods, Videoport can no doubt set you up with a longer-term rental than usual.

Meet-up could definitely happen, if you feel like seeing other people on your honeymoon --- and no problem if you don't!

theora55's Portland recs are on the money. Me, I love Hot Suppa for breakfast or lunch. I hear their dinner (which they started serving in the spring) is fabulous, but I haven't been in for it yet. My favorite dinner spot in Portland is Caiola's.

And then there's this blog round-up of Maine lobster rolls. I want to recreate that whole adventure WITH MY MOUTH.

I feel too inhibited on metachat to describe the bacchanalian possibilties of a honeymoon.

I'm with ethylene on this (nudge, nudge, wink, wink) except that you mentioned slasher movies. Have you seen April Fool's Day? If not, it's a treat. Do NOT look it up on IMDb due to spoilers.

You will be very near my house. What are the dates?

maybe maybe I have to run things by Spouse A, his socialization batteries might be drained :).

Oh since I always do this, I finished another pitch so I was allowed to cut my hair

Kind of intense after picture.
Which brings me back to the need for a ribaldrous honeymoon.
Can you show us the groom yet?

Get a bunch of chickenwire and some lobsters and then go down and harvest a bunch of kelp and unroll the chickenwire and make a bed of kelp that you lay the lobsters on, then roll it up pretty tight and hook the chickenwire to itself, make a pretty big fire in your outdoor firepit and when it dies down some but is still plenty hot, put the chickenwire basket full of kelp and lobsters on it and let it cook for oh it depends how hot your fire is, longer than you expect though, and then unwrap the whole thing, discard the kelp and chickenwire, and eat the lobsters, they'll taste like smoked ocean, bon appetit!

And congratulations!

The other bunnies have covered this so well so just a few odds and ends suggestions to add:

1. Do you canoe? Because that is a fun thing to do in Maine on a lake.

2. Don't forget sunblock and hats

3. Few things are better than lobster but consider adding clams to your Hugh Janus roast and also grilling or boiling for EXACTLY 5 minutes some corn on the cob.

4. Rent bicycles somewhere and go enjoy the scenery.

Happy Maine Honeymoon!

Oh, yes canoeing! (Almost wrote canoodling, but you probably have that covered.)

Congratulations! I have absolutely no personal recommendations (although the lobster cooking trick that Hugh Janus mentions sounds especially interesting), I hope that you have exactly the perfect honeymoon. With lots of humping. Don't forget the humping.

Please don't forget the humping.

And I definitely recommend lots of dancing.

Because you just got married, you may be nervous about your first night together. Just remember that you love each other very much and that the bedroom is a safe-space. Take things slowly, and HEY! you may just realize that lovemaking isn't scary, it's something you may grow to tolerate, or even maybe enjoy.

I suggest a simple safe word and a lot of toys.