East West farm experience

After driving for four hours from Portsmouth we reached East-West farm in Verona Island, Maine which we booked through Airbnb. First we lost the road, and reached somewhere else. Then after contacting with them, we found that we drove two signals ahead. Anyway, after driving through the narrow village roads with lush green we reached the farmhouse. The sun was about to set. Before setting down on the West it was radiation bright crimson colored rays, making difficult to look. 

It was first time in my life in a farmhouse. It was a different feeling. Standing at the patio on the second floor of the guesthouse we could see the sheep were grazing on the green field beside two vegetable patches. At the end of the green field, through the trees we could see Penobscot River. 

After having the cup of steaming aromatic Darjeeling tea, we decided to take stroll around the farm. Though most of the parts of the farm were restricted due to safety reason, we could stroll at least on the green grass. Junior decided to stay inside, while we went out. I was pretty curious to see around. 

The pretty fall color had started setting on the trees. In the fading light of cow dust time the farm looked mesmerizing. We walked casually across the grassy patch to take glimpse of the Penobscot River. Though I wanted to see their greenhouse, but that was not allowed. Anyway, on that tiring evening we decided to go early to bed. Next day was going to be hectic, as we had plan to visit Acadia National Park. (I already posted about our visit to Acadia National Park in my previous post. You can check here.)
We spent there two nights. The last day when I was packing everything, I found a newspaper.

That was kept with the rules paper of the house. Out of curiosity I took out the paper and I saw a bid article about our hosts. It was a great story. I read the article in one breath. It was story how Annie and Eric (the owners) came into farming from two different professions. It was a fairy tale story of two people from different country. Eric, who a law professional and Annie , an engineer by training came to know each other few years ago in a very different country.

Few years ago, Eric went  to volunteer in Ethiopia to teach english , and Annie went there to volunteer with technical stuffs. They came to know each other. After their service they went back to their respected country. Then Annie invited Eric to her home country in Philippines to see their life style. Eric loved that, and they married, and Started their farm in Maine. Apart from local vegetable they also grow exotic Asian vegetables here. I really loved their story. It was really amazing how they chose to farm. 

They were amazing hosts. The last day of our stay Annie gave delicious dinner with chicken and rice (with very little pay). When she saw my son, she took him to the veggie patch and asked him to choose the melons. My son came back with a melon and a watermelon. Those two fruits served as snacks for next two days. 
If anyone visiting Maine, please stay with them. If you are from city, and you love nature, you surely love their farm.