The da started out fairl quickly. We had a lot of ground to cover today. After breakfast we loaded the car and drove to Acadia National Park. We checked in at Thompson Island Information Center (Nana and Papa used our Lifetime Senior passes) to register both cars (Brooke had her own car, more on that […]
This camp is a truly great testament to the creative arts. Built in 1940 it has been remodeled a couple of times since 1980. But rather than looking like what it is – a basic small cabin with add-ons, the finished product presents a unified whole trimmed in real barn-wood and tastefully decorated with unique
Today was the day to explore Bar Harbor (spelled phonetically in the heading). We started at a leisurly time, taking the half-hour drive (we’re told that in mid-summer the drive can take as much as 2 hours.), and arriving in town in time for a quick lunch before the main event of the day. After
This morning we packed up and left Vermont. We made pretty good time, getting on the road by 9:15. There is no direct way to cross upper New England so we got familiar with back roads and state highways. I was the navigator for the first two legs. My task was basically to mediate between
Today it rained. Lots. So we started the day with a conflab about how to structure the day to get most of the scheduled items in, and still stay nominally dry. Obviously the hike to Bingham Falls was not going to happen. The falls will just have to remain undiscovered and unnamed until another Bingham
The plan for the day was to accomplish 3 things: Visit a Granite Quary, Visit a Maple Syrup farm, and take a nap. We managed (most of us) to do all 3. We were out the door in time to catch the 10:30 tour at the Rock of Ages Granite Quarry down the road a
The morning started as we delayed packing up and checking out until the last possible moment. I read and had a post-breakfast nap. Cheryl actually went back to bed. The boys spent some screen time. Chris wasn’t up yet and Kim sat on the couch with a cup of coffee gazing out as the fog
We started this morning a bit late. I have succeeded in giving my cold to Kim so she and Chris were grateful for the opportunity to sleep in while Cheryl and I took the kids to breakfast, then took them back to our room to watch cartoons. (Last night was a one-night stay at a
This morning we packed up, checked out of our Air B&B and headed for New Haven – Home of Yale University. We started the tour at the Peabody Museum (apparently there are several; this was the original housing Natural History, Connecticut History, and a few additional collections. Randy was particularly interested in the Babylonian collection.
Today was “Mystic Day”. The day stared (probably) pretty normally for this trip. Kids up early, breakfast, finished watching Frozen, then a flurry of activity getting ready to get out the door before the appointed 10:00 hour. We almost made it even after returning to the house to pick up a list of forgotten items.