Sentence 1: In August of 2013 my wife and I went to Portland, Maine. 
 Sentence 3: We checked into a hotel very close to a baseball stadium 
 Sentence 4:  That night we watched the minor league Portland Sea Dogs 
 Sentence 5:  Even though they lost, we had a great time in Portland 
 Option 1: She wanted to see her family and I always hated Portland. 
 Option 2: We took the train from Boston.