drinks, roses and sea spray - View this location on map 'what better way to get into the kennebunkport mood than by having a late-afternoon gin and tonic? you can order one at the venerable colony hotel (207-967-3331), a sprawling, white early 20th-century affair, and stake out a table on the poolside terrace to savor the breeze, the perennial beds and the sweeping views of ocean. afterward, skip stones on colony beach and watch fishermen on the jetty. then wander down ocean avenue, which follows the kennebunk river and winds around the rocky shore, where wild rugosa roses bloom in profusion above crashing surf. if wind and tide are right, look for spectacular plumes of sea spray at blowing cave and spouting rock.'' New York Times 140 ocean avenue, Kennebunkport, ME Hotel, Nightlife

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