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Sunday, July 13, 2008
What We Did On Our Summer Vacation
We're back! There's no place like home, Toto! Buddha (the dog) was squealy happy to see us when we walked in the door last night. We took him on a hike this morning - ahhhhhh, back to hiking in our favorite spots, breathing in the dry Colorado air.
Our trip was perfect. We were totally spoiled by the in-laws and got to see the in-law clan, food everywhere was excellent, and the sights were stunning.
Here is where we stayed for two nights in Maine:
This was one of the views from our room:
It doesn't get much prettier than that!
Serene architecture at Popham Beach:
Fort Popham (You can read about its history if you click on its name. I'm not much of one for caring too much about fort stories):
The water in the area was full of buoys marking the location of lobster traps. Here is a man setting his traps (she writes as the B52s' song, Rock Lobster, tramples through her head):
I took the two photos above as we toured the harbor on a little harbor cruise. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see much wildlife -just some cormorants and a nest with some ospreys in it. The captain asked for two of the strongest passengers to help with things, so here is a photo of me and my mother-in-law as we helped fight the mighty seas:
Our trip was perfect. We were totally spoiled by the in-laws and got to see the in-law clan, food everywhere was excellent, and the sights were stunning.
Here is where we stayed for two nights in Maine:
This was one of the views from our room:
It doesn't get much prettier than that!Serene architecture at Popham Beach:
Fort Popham (You can read about its history if you click on its name. I'm not much of one for caring too much about fort stories):
The water in the area was full of buoys marking the location of lobster traps. Here is a man setting his traps (she writes as the B52s' song, Rock Lobster, tramples through her head):
I took the two photos above as we toured the harbor on a little harbor cruise. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see much wildlife -just some cormorants and a nest with some ospreys in it. The captain asked for two of the strongest passengers to help with things, so here is a photo of me and my mother-in-law as we helped fight the mighty seas:
Labels: Maine, Massachusetts
posted by Carol at 11:22 AM
4 Comments:
Welcome back, Carol! Looking at those photos I really don’t know if I’d want to leave that beauty and majesty.
Thanks Nick!
It IS beautiful. Maybe I'd be more tempted to stay if Buddha and my own bed were there. From what I've heard, though, I'd be gone real fast by the time winter hit.
Carol, it sounds like the traditional American “where to live/vacation” choice: mountains or seaside. Strangely, no one seems to put living in an allergen-infested river valley as I do on the list!
There is a really neat joke about living on the New England coast in winter. I’ll have to think a while about it so I don’t mess up the punch line.
Well, Nick, I guess it's a good thing that jobs are located all over the place so that people are forced to live in less-than-ideal places. I have to believe that most people choose their place to live because of income opportunities (or family), and once they are there, they develop community so they're stuck there.
I'm looking forward to reading your winter joke!
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