As stated earlier, we’ve had problems connecting to wi/fi so
our posts have been spotty. I just
wanted to add some personal impressions on some of the places we’ve been to and
some of the things we’ve done. They may
not be in order since at this point in any trip everything begins to run
together in one’s mind. You can’t
remember what day it is, let alone what you did a few days ago.
--Providence, RI, is a pretty little town. Being in Rhode Island was a first for all of
us. They have a cute little River Walk,
but nothing like San Antonio’s.
Everything is close together and we saw all of the important things in
only a couple of hours. I’m glad we
stopped there.
--I enjoyed our stop at the American Girl Store for Abby’s
birthday celebration. I’d never been in
one and it’s a little girl’s dream world.
They are catered to and made to feel so grown up.
--I’m doing my best to make sure that my granddaughter is
brought up properly. Not only did we
visit the Lizzie Borden House, but we went on 2 ghost tours! ;-)
--Portland, ME, is another really pretty town which I’m glad
we stopped in. Our (non)whale watching
tour was an experience. The weather was
gorgeous and it was a beautiful boat ride, and my girls had some good “sisterly
bonding time” heaving over the back rail of the boat side by side. Abby was the only true sailor in our
group. She was hopping around the boat
like an old salt.
--We had a few early mornings in a row but they were well
worth it. Sunrises at both Cadillac
Mountain in Acadia NP and at Lubec, ME, guaranteed us as being some of the
first in the US to see the sun rise on those days. They were both beautiful. We weren’t sure about Cadillac Mountain. It was foggy but we thought we’d give it a
try anyway. The mountain top was above
the fog and there were about 100 people spread around. We are now official
members of the “Cadillac Mountain Sunrise Club.” In Lubec we just had to walk across the
street from our B&B. (We could have
watched from our window but the screen would have ruined the pictures.) There was only one other person also watching
and she was at the end of the street, so we had peaceful solitude as the sun
rose above Campabello Island.
--The highlight of the entire trip was the puffin watching
tour. I HIGHLY recommend it if you ever
have the chance. The puffins are so
close that you could literally reach out and touch them. We got Nat Geo quality photos. Under these conditions, someone would
actually have to work at getting bad photos. The puffins are so adorable, I
could have stayed there all day. Our 2
hours were up much too quickly.
--Kayaking in Hopewell Rocks comes in as a very close
second. That is another incredible
experience. To actually be paddling
around and under those huge rocks and fully experiencing them at high tide, and
then just a few hours later at low tide to be walking 40 ft. below where we
kayaked is mind boggling. I had a great
time (despite what Stacy said!).
--I’m so glad that Kim brought along the CD of “Anne of
Green Gables.” We all listened to it
together as we drove so we were well prepared by the time we reached Prince
Edward Island. We finished the story
right before we arrived at Cavendish. As
we walked through the Green Gables House we were able to appreciate the
details, like the bottle of raspberry cordial on the second shelf of the pantry,
because the story was so fresh in our minds.
Abby is totally infatuated with Anne.
--We did the Tip to Tip tour of PEI (getting a ribbon at one
end and a certificate at the other). We
really got to see what the entire island is like. We rushed like crazy to get to the East Point
Lighthouse before it closed at 6PM, only to find out after arriving that
they’re opened until 7. At least it gave
us time to visit the site.
