Mosquitoes and Dragon Wings

Standard family pictures and poses don't work for our family. So instead, we drive out to an open field full of mosquitoes and green pastures, and PLAY. It wasn't long before Sam shed his t-shirt for the dragon wings he found in the back of the CRV. And not too long after that Henry found the bubbles.

Love you both taller than the mountains, deeper than the ocean. And I love how you've become best friends and inseparable...last night your daddy found you together, sleeping in Henry's bed with your kitty, Milo, between you.

Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park

The last leg of our trip included a long drive along the coastline and a two night stay in Bar Harbor, Maine, which is just outside Acadia National Park. It rained two of the three days we were there, but it was still beautiful...and our hotel, Bar Harbor Inn, was only feet from the water. We treated ourselves to a private balcony and slept with the doors open every night so we could hear the waves. I could have sat on our balcony for the entire three days and been perfectly content.

 

Our drive up the coast from Portsmouth - Coastal Highway 1

 

Two chairs and an ocean view...quite a backyard

 

Bar Harbor and Acadia NP

 

A drive through the clouds

 

From our hotel balcony

 

 

What undergrowth looks like in Maine

 

Sand Beach

 

 

Thunder Hole

 

Wild Gardens of Acadia

 

 

Atop Cadillac Mountain - the tallest mountain in Acadia NP, and the tallest peak along the eastern U.S. coastline. The original plan was to make it to the top before sunrise, but the rain interfered.

 

 

It was a wonderful vacation and long overdue. It was the first trip Wade and I had taken, just the two of us, since Yellowstone in 2012. Next adventure - Alaska in 2017...let the planning commence!