Bye, Bye Bungalow 2015

We finished our yearly ritual of packing up the bungalow for the winter. We would have kept coming up more, but the kid's soccer schedules are taking over all our weekends. So after Aviva and Andrea kayaked, while Eason and I canoed around the lake, and we found the lake monster for the first time this summer, and we took a ride around in the tractor, we said goodbye to the kayaks, canoe, row boat, picnic table, rope ladder, swings, tetherball, and hammock...until next year.

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Rosh Hashanah At The Bungalow 2015

We had Rosh Hashanah dinner with our family at the bungalow. We also celebrated Babcia's 47th anniversary in America (by eating all the food Babcia made for us). After eating we had fun doing the usual bungalow things...after we stopped for a photo shoot that is.

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Labor Day Weekend, Push-Ups And More

We did our usual Labor Day weekend activities of running, swimming, kayaking, canoeing, eating, and a good amount of laying (and floating) around, plus, of course, or Labor Day push-up contest. The contest is supposed to be 500 push-ups in an hour.

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Summer 2015 With The Maldonados

We spent some time with the Maldonado family, like we do every year. It is always fun. Luis improved his boat and now his boat is very powerful. We all tried to water ski, like Jack and Riley do, but while some of us did better than others, none of us came close. As always, it was a great weekend.

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Gorham Mountain Trail

On our last day in Maine before leaving, we decided to hike round the Gorham Mountain Trail along the eastern coast of Mount Desert Island, overlooking the ocean.

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Up And Down And Inside Out In Acadia

We got an early start on Eason's birthday so we could watch the sunrise on Cadillac Mountain. Unfortunately it was so foggy we didn't have much of a view. After breakfast we took a trip around the loop. We stopped to look and listen at Thunder Hole, and to make stone art at Otter Cove. Then we had lunch at Jordan Pond House and hiked around Jordan Pond. Then we finished our trip around the loop stopping back at Cadillac Mountain. This time the view was great. We ended the day with pizza and a movie.

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Bald Peak

We spent the morning wandering through Thuya Garden, and the afternoon climbing up to Bald Peak and down Parkman Mountain trails. Neither failed to impress. Many times we thought we had made it to the top, only to find that there was another peak farther and further up.

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Blue Hill Bay Cruise

We decided to take a cruise around Blue Hill Bay. We saw beautiful landscapes around the islands there, as well as seals & eagles, and we learned a lot about the fishing villages of Frenchboro. Afterwards we went back to Echo Lake before grabbing dinner.

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Sand Beach & Grand Head Trail

On our second day at Acadia National Park we headed over to Sand Beach. First we went hiking around Great Head Trail. There were amazing views of the coast. Afterwards we hung out at the beach. The water was so cold you couldn't even feel it.

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Echo Lake

On our first day in Acadia National Park we stayed close to home base. First we got breakfast in town and then spent the rest of the day at Echo Lake. The water was chilly, but we still had lots of fun there. Afterwards we got dinner from a local lobster pound. The food was good, even though it was a very raw experience.

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