Maine part two
I left off at:
July 23rd, 2008
WOW, a sunny day!! Look, is that shadow I see:
Since it was sunny, we were again at the beach around 8:00 am. On this day we actually had to put sunscreen on the girls! It did get a little cloudy at one point but generally it was a beautiful day, so we spent a good long time at the beach in the morning. It was much more crowded this day, which made things a little more complicated with Gillian. She kept eying people's beach chairs and then would try and climb up on them... I would whisk her away screaming at me because she wanted to sit in a chair!
Abby had a great time playing in the sand, running around on the beach and hopping waves with me:
Playing on the sand castle
(diaper is on for a reason....)
This is when the tide was out.
Digging a hole... fun!
The beach was pretty quiet when we got there
We had sand for lunch
We had lunch at the beach - which was basically sand covered sandwiches and apples, luckily the girls are at an age where eating sand does not phase them! Around 11:00 Gillian was starting to get pretty cranky, so it was time to pack up and head back for nap time. During nap time, I would sleep too, while Eric went for a run, so it was nice to relax for a minute.
It was time for lobster so that afternoon we went to O'Rilley's to pick up some lobster and Sandborns for some giant scallops.
It was so yummy! The meat in the lobster was pretty small, but still excellent. I wish we could have had more. Abby was fascinated by the lobster and wanted to play with it, but of course, wanted nothing to do with eating it!!
July 24th, 2008.
It was another cloudy day, so we decided to go for a drive. We were thinking of going to a zoo in York, but it wasn't opening until 10:00 am and looked a little pathetic, so we decided to have breakfast in Ogunquit. I had stayed there as a kid and it was a cute little seaside town with lots of little shops. The problem was that there were millions of people too! It was nuts. The beach there is big and long, so I think that is why it's so popular. After eating we walked down to the beach for a short visit but didn't stay to swim or hang out.
Notice Gilly's new little shoes!
So cute!
It was time for lobster so that afternoon we went to O'Rilley's to pick up some lobster and Sandborns for some giant scallops.
It was so yummy! The meat in the lobster was pretty small, but still excellent. I wish we could have had more. Abby was fascinated by the lobster and wanted to play with it, but of course, wanted nothing to do with eating it!!July 24th, 2008.
It was another cloudy day, so we decided to go for a drive. We were thinking of going to a zoo in York, but it wasn't opening until 10:00 am and looked a little pathetic, so we decided to have breakfast in Ogunquit. I had stayed there as a kid and it was a cute little seaside town with lots of little shops. The problem was that there were millions of people too! It was nuts. The beach there is big and long, so I think that is why it's so popular. After eating we walked down to the beach for a short visit but didn't stay to swim or hang out.
Notice Gilly's new little shoes!
So cute!
Unfortunately, when we were heading home for their naps, the rain started! It had been cloudy the whole time, with sporadic rain showers throughout the week, but on this day it started for good. We spent the rest of the time either in the condo, walking around Kennebunkport or in the indoor pool. And while we were having a great time at the beach, we were not having too much fun inside. So after a couple days of it, we decided to pack it in a day early and drive home, with a stay in Stowe VT.
It was a good decision, because the girls were getting really tired, and we were too, thus tempers running a little short for everyone. But when we arrived it Stowe, it was like a weight lifting. We were halfway home, in a place that felt like home and the sun came out for us on Friday the 25th. We did a quick tour, checking out Nana and Bigdad's old house (available for $525,000):
Visited a real estate agent for fun, had some ice cream (unfortunately not Ben and Jerry's!! Which is just outside the town, but in the wrong direction), went to our favourite art store, the Stowe Craft Gallery, which make the COOLEST games tables in the world!! (this photo doesn't do it justice)
And then took off for home. We drove through the Notch and drove through rivers on the way home:
Lots of figgin' rain = flooding
All while the girls had their best "car sleep" of the trip
They were out for a couple of hours.
A few videos in parting:
The first day at the ocean:
This is Gillian eating some sand:
It was a good decision, because the girls were getting really tired, and we were too, thus tempers running a little short for everyone. But when we arrived it Stowe, it was like a weight lifting. We were halfway home, in a place that felt like home and the sun came out for us on Friday the 25th. We did a quick tour, checking out Nana and Bigdad's old house (available for $525,000):
Visited a real estate agent for fun, had some ice cream (unfortunately not Ben and Jerry's!! Which is just outside the town, but in the wrong direction), went to our favourite art store, the Stowe Craft Gallery, which make the COOLEST games tables in the world!! (this photo doesn't do it justice)
And then took off for home. We drove through the Notch and drove through rivers on the way home:
Lots of figgin' rain = flooding
All while the girls had their best "car sleep" of the trip
They were out for a couple of hours.
All in all it was a good trip, a little tireing, but glad we did it. Gillian is still trying to recover, she has been falling asleep at the table everyday at lunch... so we've been putting her to bed really early! Abby had fun, she loved the beach and is still trying to get sand out of her ears! We truly thank Den and Alexi for lending us their condo for the week! They are so lucky to have a place like that!
A few videos in parting:
The first day at the ocean:
This is Gillian eating some sand:
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