Back in IN...

Coming back to reality is never easy. We've tried to keep ourselves busy, though.

We kicked off coming home by baking blueberry muffins. You know, because we didn't get enough blueberry stuff in Maine! ;)

Still eating blueberry muffins! 

My dear friend Shannon was kind enough to deliver peaches to us from the Georgia peach truck. This truck legitimately comes from Georgia filled to the brim with peaches and delivers the goodness to Central Indiana. Shannon dealt with the rain and crowds to score some produce and we appreciate it!

Peach cobbler...
Thanks again for the delivery, Shannon!

Jackson spent some time in Bloomington for work so I took a day off to hang with him down there (thanks again for the use of the condo, Uncle Charlie and Aunt Jill)! We went for an old fashioned tenderloin and Jackson loved life.

An Indiana tenderloin! 

He kept MacKenzie with him for his time in Btown so they sent me a selfie to let me know they were OK.

MacKenzie selfie

We finally got a chance to hang out with the Porterfield kiddos again, but Jax is too quick to photograph these days.

Making cookies is yummy!

MacKenzie was happy to be home and back on her perch. She actually waits at the door to be let out onto her balcony in the morning. I love it!

Keeping watch...

Since summer is winding down it was important that I get to see Sir Liam Mauck and his mommy before she returns to school. He was just a little happy to see me! Ok fine, maybe he was hungry and knew we would have food soon. Whatever! 

Excited lunch date!

We had a family wedding this weekend so Alex was in town. He and Jackson are on roughly the same maturity level friends so they played together around Van Buren.

Alex and Garfield 

The only time he is still

Until Alex finally stopped playing and fell asleep. He fought that sleep like none other, but eventually he was out! Jackson then had no choice but to play with the pups. They all were worn out by the end, too.

Macy, Addie and MacK playing ball with Jack

We're wrapping up house projects and look forward to continuing a relaxing summer around Fishers!

MacK ready for a game

Bar Harbor

This was supposed to post while we were on our trip....oops! Two weeks late is better than never?!

We slept in a bit this morning- still recovering from that bike ride- and then headed into town from breakfast. We ate at a dinner known for their wild blueberry pancakes and muffins. We had both. They were quite good. I got an omelet that didn't have cheese in it? What?! Is that a little un-American?!

Breakfast- wild blueberry pancakes

We'd heard about the Bar Island crossing where you can actually cross the harbor on foot during low tide. We made it just in time and crossed over. It was pretty cool. They had a ton of photos of cars that didn't get moved in time and were soon floating. Whoops! We made sure not to get stuck on the island waiting for the next tide!

In the middle of the body of water

Looking back at Bar Harbor

The view from Bar Island

We decided to take it easy today and headed back to the hotel for a bit.

The view from our hotel- fog rolling in

Ahhh pool time

We stayed out for a couple of hours reading (me) and playing in the water (Jackson) before heading out for the evening.

Give me lobster!

Digging in!

Wild blueberry pie- yum!

We had, you guessed it, seafood for our lunch/dinner. We had an excellent clam chowder and Jackson had another lobster. I got a chicken and vegetable pasta dish that was pretty good. Jackson's meal came with dessert and we thoroughly enjoyed our first ever blueberry pie. It is served warm with ice cream and was fantastic. The weather had turned a bit from our lovely sunny afternoon so we opted to drive around the island exploring.

Seal Harbor

Since the weather had gotten a little sad, the beach was empty. We still enjoyed it.

The water was not warm

Sailboats!

A stop at the marina

Bass Harbor Light

The rocky cliffs by the light

A view from the other side

We found another light house (or "light" as they call it here) and enjoyed hiking around its grounds. This one was far more rocky and rugged than any other one we'd seen. It was also far less crowded which was nice.

Lovely hike

Mr. Seagull taking it all in

It was pretty cool to see the other parts of the island that are far less touristy and more rustic. We've decided that we could not live up here- it lacks too much convenience- but it was cool to explore it. Tomorrow we head back to Boston to fly home in the evening. We're excited to get home to that little puppy of ours!!

ANP- videos

Sometimes we like to make videos. Acadia National Park (ANP) inspired my "talent" (aka Jackson) to want to "V-log." Enjoy! ;)


Note: Sometimes the talent forgets where we are and needs coached. Other times he gets a little testy if I direct too much.


Let's try this again. Please note, he did not pick me up off of the side of road at all. He lies.


We're back at home now after an uneventful traveling day leaving Maine for Boston and then ultimately Indianapolis. We picked up MacKenzie and it was lovely to sleep in our own bed again. We're back to the real world for a couple of days anyway!

Acadia National Park

Jackson kicked off the day by checking email. LAME! 

Captain Lame

We took the scenic route from Freeport to Bar Harbor. This was a mistake. It took FOREVER to get up here. We made it, though, and got to our hotel around noon.

The view from our resort

Lobster mac-n-cheese for lunch

We grabbed lunch before renting bikes to explore Acadia National Park. I saw an advertisement once that said it was an excellent place to cycle so we had to check it out. The ad was correct. It was amazing.

Jackson looking strong

We dismounted and climbed below a bridge early in the ride

The river was really moving!

Jackson wouldn't wear a helmet.

Off I go!

The scenery was lovely

The water was SO clear!

A quick check of the map

Listen, we thought we were in pretty good biking shape since we wheel around our neighborhood. We were wrong. We were sucking wind pretty early on. The climbs felt long and the descents felt short. It was incredible, though. I highly recommend exploring the park if you're ever in Maine!

After our insane ride (3.5 hours and too many to miles to count- ha!) we stopped into town for a quick dinner at a local pizza place. It was decent and I was just glad to eat something besides seafood.  We came back to our hotel to do laundry (hooray!) and go for an evening swim. It was lovely. I have a feeling we're going to be very sore from that ride for days to come!

A clunker...

Jackson headed to the airport via the "T" to get our rental car and I stayed back at the hotel with our luggage and blogged. It worked out well! We grabbed lunch to take on the road at my favorite little place, Cosi, before heading out of town. We went to York, Maine first but it was just packed and we decided to keep moving up the coast. 

People with a small amount of beach

We drove along the coast for quite some time and each beach was extremely crowded and all of the parking cost $20 per day. Ugh. That was not the Maine we remembered! We decided to scrap the beach idea and go for a hike instead.

Two lights point

Jackson giving the light a lift

Handsome Jackson

Look at that vast sea!

We hiked around the two lights area before making our way towards our hotel outside of Portland for the night. Then we stumbled upon Portland Head light.

Portland Head Light

Jackson looking lovely

The Portland Head area was amazing. The park around it was so gorgeous and we hiked around for about an hour just soaking in the beauty. From there we hit our hotel to clean up for dinner. Jackson wanted lobster, naturally.

Jackson's dinner

The view from dinner

Happy boy!

His dinner was delicious! I had a lobster bisque that was OK, but not amazing.

Our dinner spot

We want a boat!

We were staying close to the L.L. Bean headquarters which is open 24/7/365 so we stopped in after dinner.

Ohh bears carved into a tree

I've trained Jackson a little too well to take silly photos...

The big boot!

Getting kicked in the butt!

We enjoyed walking around the L.L. Bean campus and then retired for the night. The day was kind of a bust since we'd planned on hitting the beach, but that's OK. It happens!