FOOD!!

Of course vacation is all about food! We sure ate well. Here is the lobster I had for dinner the day we went to Camden. It was at a great place called Bayview Lobster and we sat on the patio right on the water. Nothing beats a fresh Maine lobster!
(Once again, not sure why these are uploading out of order.)
Anyway, everytime we go to Maine Adam has to have lunch at Big G's. It's a deli that has a billion sandwiches on the menu mostly named after famous people. There's the Bill Cosby, the Tina Tuna, and so on. Their sandwiches are HUGE. I can't even eat a half. They also have giant woopie pies. In fact, they are about the same size as Avery's head. We bought one and it fed five people.

Adam's lobster dinner at Bayview.

Adam is very excited here to be eating an entire sandwich from Big G's. He's in heaven.

Our Fabulous Date

And our vacation continues...

Adam and I decided to sneak away for a day and leave the girsl with his sister so that we could have a date! Best idea ever! We got the GPS out and drove an hour or so to the coast of Maine. I had never done anything real touristy there and neither had Adam. It was the most beautiful day. Our original plan was to take a lobster boat out and catch some lobsters. Unfortunately we did not make a reservation which would have been fine except the Blues Festival was going on that weekend. This meant a lot more people were in town and the lobster boats charters were full. So instead we decided to eat lots of lobster! Our first stop was a restaurant called the Brass Compass. When we learned the owner at beat Bobby Flay in a Lobster Club challenge there was no question this was where we were going for lunch. It was delish! A double decker sandwich loaded with lobster and a little lettuce, bacon, and tomato with a side of homemade fries.
Sorry that my pictures are out of order. Here is just a great shot a friendly passer-by took of us by the water.

A picture of the menu at The Brass Compass and the story of the Bobby Flay Throw Down.

We found out about this place called the Breakwater. It is about a mile or so long and made of huge cement blocks. At the end is an old lighthouse.

Me at the very end of the Breakwater.

The town of Camden was super cute and perfect for window shopping. The sidewalks were painted with STOP WAIT WAVE and every passing car stopped for you to cross.

The self portrait.

Another shot of Camden.

A shot from the top of the hill overlooking the Breakwater.

Picturesque Maine

So Maine really is a beautiful place - in the summer. Just a few scenery shots for you all. More on our day in Camden and the yummy food we ate to come soon......

A Day at the Lake

So let me first say that I was expecting Maine to be a nice break from the Florida summer heat. A few days before we left I was told the highs were in the low 70's. I thought to myself "NICE!!" Alas, it was not meant to be. The day we arrived, a heat did too. It was mid to high 90's the whole week we were there!! How does it get that hot in Maine?!? Of course that is what we are used to in FL, however, almost no one has air conditioning in Maine. Why would they? It doesn't usually get that hot.

So on our second day, we headed to the lake. I can't remember the name of it but that doesn't matter. What does matter is that it was beautiful!! There was a little beach area where the girls swam with Grammie and Mamaw while Adam, his dad, cousin and I rode Sea Doos. Riding at 60mph and taking in the scenery of tree lined shores with cabins all nestled in them was awesome. Adam and I took turns driving one until he flipped us over trying to see how sharp he could turn back and forth. The cold water was a bit of shock as I went under but I took comfort in knowing that I didn't have to worry about alligators.

Family

There is nothing better than some quality family time. It was really great to see Adam's dad, step mom, gram, gramp, sister, bro-in-law, niece, aunt and counsin. The girls we were loved.

Maine vacation

So it has definitely been a while since I posted anything but I have a great excuse this time. We've been on vacation!! Yep we flew to the great state of Maine the week of the fourth of July to visit Adam's family. It had been four years since we had all been there and I am so glad we made the trip. The girls were so excited to fly on an airplane. Paige even thought she would see pigs flying outside her window. Evidently there is a commercial that shows pigs flying outside an airplane window (I have not actually seen the commercial myself but others have told me about it). Happy to report that there were no flying pig sitings along our trip. Lots more pics to come.