Our FReeper Vacation in Maine, August 18-24(Vanity)

click the links | 9-1-07 | NYTexan, LUV W, Ms.Behavin, mylife

[NYTexan]

I’m posting this thread to share our recent adventure into the great state of Maine!

It’s a Whale of a tale!

[NYTexan]

The venture started with LUV W & Mr.LUV’s arrival into Buffalo, NY.

We then went to visit TheMayor and his wonderful wife in Grand Island, NY.
Where we also met DollyCali, AFPhys, and Wheelbarrow. (top middle)

Russ cooked up a feast on the grill and we shared stories and laughs.
I also taught them the proper way to roast corn!
(If I were to say that Dolly was a riot, it would be an understatement!)

The next day the LUVs and I went to Niagara Falls for sightseeing. And what a sight we did see from up on high in the Skylon Tower.

From there we treked accross NY from west to east till we got to the Portland, Maine Jetport and met up with Mylife and his friend Scotty.
A native of the area. Which was great because I would have been lost getting us in the right direction without him!

We met up with Ms.Behavin and we followed Moxie to the cottage after a grocery store run.
We arrived to find a wonderful place to relax and rest our bones in between excursions.

It has a spectacular view! Throughout the week we watched and visited seaside activities nearby.

[NYTexan]

The next morning we gathered up with many members from the Maine Chapter of the Patriot Guard Riders to escort a Purple Heart recipient soldier to a local VA Hospital that was holding various ceremonies.
It was quite a parade with the PGR out in front with their Flags in the breeze and the Rusty Nuts classic car club in tow!

We arrived to greeting fans and waving patients, guests, and VA personnel.

After the bikers parked, they took time out to bring patients to the grounds so that they too could enjoy the festivities.
They may look intimidating, but they are the kindest of souls!

We had a nice picnic lunch and saw lots of vintage cars.

After a short nap back at the cottage we headed out to the Great Falls Hot Air Balloon Festival in Lewiston.

This is where we got to see The Practical Cats play some great tunes for us! Mike (TheRealMr.B) and the band were Great!
We didn’t stay long enough to see the balloons go up because we were on another mission to go lobster shopping.
We made a fire at the B’s firepit and I made some roasted corn. I nearly blew my head off lighting the grill! Yark!
Mr.B demonstrated the fine art of dismanteling a lobster after they were cooked. A fine job he did of instruction!

[bobbyd]

cool

[NYTexan]

Monday morning we headed out on US1 to get to Acadia National Park. We made many stops along the way.

We got blueberriesfor breakfast, shopped at Big Al’s,
had lunch at Bippy’s, and finally got there.

We cruised along the peninsula a bit and got to Cadillac Mountain. where we took lots of pics from high atop!

After that we cruised along Bar Harbor. What a crowded tourist trap that was! Then a long drive back to the cottage.

[Old Sarge]

I am so glad y’all got to meet one another!

[NYTexan]

Tuesday was Ms.B’s big surprise for us. A Windjammer cruise out of Portland.

We were the last to board a 10:15 cruise and as we went through parking hell, but luck prevailed.
Not a very windy day so we mostly ran under engine power. But they did raise all the sails.

(pic of another sailboat from ours)

We had a great lunch at Demillo's on their floating restaurant. It was reported to us that 41 was in there too.

Arter lunch we drove to Kennebunkport and took some pics of the Bush Compound.

I got a nice pic of Barb on the dock:

After that we did some shopping there

[SandyEgo]

Your pictures were beautiful, and especially interesting to ME. My husband and I are leaving KS Tues. for our first trip back east - flying into Boston, staying in Cambridge for a few days, then renting a car and exploring the region. We don't know anyone there, so it will be all sightseeing. Any and all advice/suggestions on this trip would be greatly appreciated...we plan on doing normal touristy things - tours, ferries, etc., but is there anything we shouldn't miss?

[NYTexan]

The Vacation thread is up.

Go ahead and post your pics and ping like crazy!

[laurenmarlowe]

WOO HOO! Awesome pics.

So glad you all got to go, and had such a great time!

[NYTexan]

I gladly defer that question to our host: Ms.Behavin

But if ya can find a whale watch cruise, go for it!

[mylife]

pingaling

[mylife]

Wow! I cant hardly add to this!

But I’ll try.

Uploading pics now.

[NYTexan]

Ping!

[mylife]

Wow! I been editing and uploading pics all day and now I cant find them L0L.

Oh well. This place in Wiscassett Maine is Busy Busy. Best Lobster roll in Maine

[laurenmarlowe]

Dang! I missed that too?

Do they ship? LOL!

[mylife]

This is MsB's dreamhouse (the red one) I spapped the pic on a schooner tour of Castco bay

[mylife]

Homemade icecream too.

I’m afraid they dont ship. Youll just have to comealong next time :0)

[mylife]

Spapped Castco= Snapped and Casco

[DollyCali]

What a great set of pix & reporting of your vacation NYTexan! But alas, the cropping mouse has eliminated a key person from the first group shot in NY/Grande Island...

YOU!

I will post some of my pix but here is one with

NYTexan, LuvW, The Mayor, AFPhys

[darkangel82]

Spapped? Is that a new FReeperism? :)