Maine Vacation Part 2

The last post was getting a bit long, so here is part 2 of our travels. 

Thursday we went to the beach at Ogunquit.  Despite this being the warmest time of year, the water was still FREEZING.  I managed to get in up to my thighs, and that was enough.  Ethan and Keegan were much braver and got in all the way.  It's not so bad once your legs go numb. 

Going to the beach = sand EVERYWHERE

Alex would chop the waves and then run away.

Of course we had to bury dad in the sand

No palm trees, but it's still SO pretty!

 

 

Caleb mastered his dipping skills at lunch on the beach.

After we were sufficiently frozen from the ocean, we walked along Marginal Way.  Alex loved climbing on the rocks.

In preparing for this trip I googled "things to do in Maine" and happened to find out about the Narrow Gauge Railway they have in Portland.  A few times during the summer they have the "Ice Cream Train" where you get a cup of ice cream and get to ride the train.  We mentioned this to Alex before we left, and he kept asking us every day, "Can we ride the ice cream train today?"  The ride itself is only 3 miles, and the train certainly doesn't go very fast.  But it does follow the coast and was quite pretty.  They had a little museum there as well with old train cars you can go inside, a little play train kids can climb in, and wooden train sets for the kids to play with.  We went with Brian, Somnang, and their kids.  Poor Caleb wasn't feeling very well, but I think all the other boys had a lot of fun.     

 

 

 

Afterwards we stopped by Portland Head Light so Alex could see a lighthouse up close.  The sun was going down as we got there.  Once again, SO PRETTY!

 

Saturday was another lake day.  The sunset that night over Loon Pond was amazing.  The picture really doesn't do it justice.

Leo's best friend still lives in Acton, and Sunday he invited us all to go for a ride on a pontoon boat around Mousum Lake.  We ate pizza on the boat.  Alex was pretty excited to first ride the "ice cream train" and then the "pizza boat".

Tuesday was sadly the day to come home.  We attempted to go to Salem before catching our flight in Boston, but by then we were all tired, grumpy, and it started pouring, so it wasn't the greatest time.  We did manage to make it to the "Witch's House", apparently it's the only original house around dating back to the 1600s.  They had a lot of history surrounding the Salem witch trials, but they also had a lot of time-period furniture that were not behind ropes, and we have a very inquisitive child who likes to touch EVERYTHING, so it did not work out all that well.  We will have to try to visit Salem again when the kids are older. 

Witch House in Salem

A huge thank you to all of our family for hosting us, feeding us, and entertaining us!  We had a wonderful time!  It's so much fun catching up with everyone.  Already Alex keeps saying "Let's go back to Maine."  It is so pretty, I really love it there!

But the best sight of all. . .