Blogs from Maine, United States, North America - page 16

Photos from 10-14-13 - on the way to Deer Isle Once again referring back to the Our House gallery, photos 18 & 19 were taken outside our basement entrance while we waited to leave for Deer Isle. When Jim mentioned Deer Isle as his choice for Jakub’s suggestion, my mind raced with many questions, suggestions, and the possibility of going to Stubdude’s a day early. No, that would be no good. There’s noway I’d want to leave this group experience before I had to. Coincidence or whatever, Stubby’s first name is Jim, ... read more

Photos from our Harbor View House - 7 Harbor View, Rockport, ME Our house was a very, very, very fine house. No cats in the yard, but great views of Rockport Harbor. You can walk out the backdoor into the ocean. From the computer room where we all processed our photos to the magnificent ocean-filled backyard where we captured more, from the spacious common areas where we gathered to laugh to the luscious dining area where we savored our lobsters, this was the perfect spot to headquarter our fun. Again we must thank Yvonne for such a magnificent choice. Photo 4 is a reflection of our dining room table showing the view out the window. Photos 17 & 20 were taken on a concrete dock below our house. We were trying night shots and those are ... read more

Weds:Back in the US of A, and so we needed to be checked by US Immigration - luckily this is not a service that has been closed down following the Republicans/Democratic standoff. I guess Bar Harbor might be called touristy, even tacky - on a sunny day (like today) it's cute!! We took the tender ashore and then walked one of the prettiest shoreline walks you can imagine - one snag, it was only a mile long. We headed inland and, shock, found a coffee shop and then, shock horror, JC bought a hat - see photo!! After more strolling we stumbled across a line (i.e. queue) at an ice cream parlour. Seeing the various sizes on offer, we were wimps and wisely settled for small cones (two enormous scoops!!) of gorgeous ice-cream - JC's was ... read more

Geo: 44.3875, -68.2044 We got up this morning to a beautiful day. Sunny and about 70 degrees. We went on several hikes around a couple of lakes. Its beautiful here. I'd say that about one quarter of the trees have turned either a brilliant red or yellow. What we thought would be a simple hike around the first lake, turned out to be quite a challenge. The path was all large rocks and boulders that had fallen down from the steep side of the mountain. Our bed and breakfast is very nice. The place is on the National Registry of Historical Places. It is a large house built in 1888. Tomorrow, we will go for a drive around the rest of the island and some more hiking. The weather is supposed to be a little cooler, ... read more

September 29-30, 2013 We have stayed the last two nights with friends at their beautiful home (we sleep in the guest house) on an island near Yarmouth, Maine. It's been a heavenly two days: toured the Casco Bay in our friends' boat, walked around the island preserve, visited the shops in Portland, and just enjoyed being with our friends. What a gorgeous part of the world this is! We've been pampered here and it's going to be hard to leave tomorrow!... read more