The hubs and I booked the Drake as a “home base” as it’s sort of midway between day trips we wanted to take along the coast! The cottage, which the owner shared dates to the 1870’s, is beautifully refurbished, and while the fixtures and appliances are smaller than standard, they were more than adequate for us to store some food and prepare our meals and hold drinks, snacks and cocktails for on the deck each night. The fishing boats next door idled quietly out of the cove each morning. We heard them but were not disturbed in the least. Harpswell and Cundy’s Harbor are tiny but so picturesque. We drove to Lands End, walked down to Cedar Beach and collected a few shells and then ate THE BEST lobster roll I’ve EVER had at Sundrenched, right at the end of the Baily Island Bridge. We took day trips to Brunswick and Freeport for dinner and shopping, Bar Harbor, Acadia National Forest and Cadillac Mountain. We hiked the Ocean Trail in Acadia which was breathtaking and the Marginal Way in Ogunquit, took a lobstering excursion (highly recommend) and caught our own lobster lunch in Portland. We shot up to Bangor (Stephen King’s house) and hike the Oronco Bog Trail. We also spent a lazy day relaxing on Old Orchard Beach. Nothing was more than two hours away except for Bar Harbor/Acadia which was about three. But each time it was lovely to come back to this sweet spot for the evening! It was so quiet and peaceful - we highly recommend staying at the Drake!