We just returned from a truly wonderful vacation at my family's cottage in Limerick, ME. We were so lucky to have perfect weather every single day, which is quite the rarity this summer! Here's the view across Lake Sokokis from the cottage deck:
We settled into the cottage on Sunday evening. The next morning, we "kicked off" our vacation with a walk around town and a stop at the DoughBoy Donut shop. Elijah enjoyed his chocolate donut!
It was a nice beach day, so we spent the whole day enjoying the sunshine.
Zoe loves to swim and fetch the tennis ball!
We settled into the cottage on Sunday evening. The next morning, we "kicked off" our vacation with a walk around town and a stop at the DoughBoy Donut shop. Elijah enjoyed his chocolate donut!It was a nice beach day, so we spent the whole day enjoying the sunshine.Zoe loves to swim and fetch the tennis ball! The next day (Tuesday), we joined Paul, Lesley and the girls at Wells Beach, approximately an hour away. It was a crowded, hot day at the beach. PERFECT!
I got to spend some nice time visiting with Lesley, as we cooled our feet in the Atlantic Ocean.
It may appear as those I am clutching VERY tightly to Elijah...The waves might have swept him right away otherwise!
I got to spend some nice time visiting with Lesley, as we cooled our feet in the Atlantic Ocean.It may appear as those I am clutching VERY tightly to Elijah...The waves might have swept him right away otherwise!Paul, Chelsea and Lauren rode some waves. The water was not bone-chilling cold like it sometimes can be. They were able to stay in for an hour at a time, or more!
Lesley and Elijah, walking the beach:
Our final full day was Thursday. We spent it at the York Zoo. The humidity had broken during a 5-minute rain shower Wednesday night, so the air felt very comfortable.
I took dozens of pictures of the animals. Here are a couple choice shots of especially interesting animals:
I have no idea what kind of bird this is, but look at that beautiful plumage!
Lesley and Elijah, walking the beach:We culminated the visit with dinner at Billy's Chowder House, which is my all-time favorite restaurant. I rarely travel to Maine without frequenting Billy's. Lesley, Ed and I had our first lobsters of the vacation! Yum!
The next day (Wednesday), we went blueberry picking at a local U-Pick farm. I forgot to bring my camera, but here are a couple shots of Elijah enjoying our bounty. As I type this, I am eating blueberry cobbler for dessert!
More time down at the beach. In case you were wondering from his absence in all these pictures so far, Ed came to Maine also- here's proof!
More time down at the beach. In case you were wondering from his absence in all these pictures so far, Ed came to Maine also- here's proof!
Our final full day was Thursday. We spent it at the York Zoo. The humidity had broken during a 5-minute rain shower Wednesday night, so the air felt very comfortable.
I took dozens of pictures of the animals. Here are a couple choice shots of especially interesting animals:I have no idea what kind of bird this is, but look at that beautiful plumage!
Although it's a little sad to see them confined, I'll obviously never get to see Bengal tigers or lions anywhere but a zoo.
There was a section of the zoo with animals you could feed, like this fallow deer.
This is a servat, a beautiful wild cat about the size of a bobcat.
I would classify Elijah as generally "disinterested" in the animals, for the most part. He liked the ones you could feed, but I guess he's still a bit young to really appreciate wild animals caged up 20 feet away. I'm not sure what he was looking at in this picture, but by the look on his face it obviously struck his fancy!
Just a cute baby goat picture.
Okay, this guy was SCARY. He looks kind of like a baboon, but he had a different name. First off, he was really large. Also, he had that baboon-like bald, shiny, red backside. He had really BIG yellow teeth and kept sneering as he slowly stalked a female sharing his cage. She seemed to want nothing to do with him, and neither would I. He was u-g-l-y!
Our last stop was to see the elephant, which you could ride. We did not do that, but it was cool to see such a big animal so close!
In all, I'd say it was a perfect vacation!
Okay, this guy was SCARY. He looks kind of like a baboon, but he had a different name. First off, he was really large. Also, he had that baboon-like bald, shiny, red backside. He had really BIG yellow teeth and kept sneering as he slowly stalked a female sharing his cage. She seemed to want nothing to do with him, and neither would I. He was u-g-l-y!
Our last stop was to see the elephant, which you could ride. We did not do that, but it was cool to see such a big animal so close!In all, I'd say it was a perfect vacation!
6 comments:
So glad you guys had such a nice trip to Maine! We can't WAIT to do some vacationing ourselves, next year!
Love the pictures of Elijah, as always! Such a cutie! He's growing up so fast!
How nice that you had such gret weather for your vacation in Maine. And now you're headed to RI? Wow, you're really making the most of the last few weeks of summer.
We just got back from a weekend in Maine also. Stay tuned for a blog post soon.
Sandy, how fun for you to be at the ocean, as a family, and then have Paul ruin it by crashing your party, and trying to be a hot shot on a boogie board!! Ha Ha! Makes me want to drive the 4 hours just to see the ocean, and eat one of Elijah's donuts!! No lobster, thank you! Dad and Mom took us to Granby Zoo when we were young and I rode on a camel. I bet Elijah would have ridden on that elephant if you told him it was a bulldozer!! Love, Mar
What a nice time you had in Maine!
It was fun to see the pics of Paul and his family. Glad they got to meet up with your.
Those blueberry boxes were neat. At the farm where we pick you just get a plastic bag!!
I'm so glad you guys finally had a good week weather-wise in Maine. 49 years of going to Maine & I've never gone blueberry picking or to York Animal Farm. Looks like you had fun!!
I wonder if my Mother and Father realize what a treasure they have left us all -with the cottage in Maine- it is so nice to see everyone enjoying their summers up there- So glad the you, ed & eli enjoyed yourselves. hopefully next visit up there I will be there also., love momsie
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