The Maine Problem, And Yes, Its A Mohawk

The final leg of our trip put us into Maine. This is Vacationland (it says so on their license plates) so we had some pretty high expectations. So the question is, What does one do in Maine?

First, you get time with Maine cousins.


You can go swimming in the pool.


You can go to the state fair and see some pretty huge animals and their pretty huge poop.



Then you go to CAMP. That is East Coast terminology for Mansion on the Lake. Here you take out the wave-runners.




Then you take a spin in the paddle-boat.


There is the rope swing.


Lazy around in the WARM lake waters. No joke, the water is warm like bath water. No mountain stream run-off. This lake is fed by natural underground springs.
Or you can chill on the "beach".


Feed the ducks.


Take a bath.


Ride bikes.


See the lighthouses of the Atlantic Ocean (also good for a swim- no photo).



Look for seashells and seals with high-powered binoculars.



Eat the best Lobster in the world, ever!


Pick blueberries (good for blueberry pie, blueberry pancakes and blueberry cake covered in a blueberry sauce). Maine blueberries are smaller and sweeter than the ones we have known before. Now we may never be able to go back to the old ones.



Ride, or get tossed from, tubes pulled behind a motorboat.



Camp out by the fire with guitars and s'mores.



Ride the four-wheelers.


See old friends from our 2005 softball championship team.
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Wear life jackets.


Go knee-boarding (up on first attempt), water-skiing (up on fourth attempt), attempt wake-boarding (down on all attempts).


Also, not pictured, you can play croquet, bacci, card games, and shop the tourist shops. You can say you are going to skinny dip and then never do it. You can jump off huge rocks out in the lake or just go for a nice boat ride around the "pond". Don't forget the batches of brownies and shooting some skeet with the shotguns. And then thank the most wonderful people for making it all possible. Thanks to Craig and Pat Rand for the wonderful facilities and the sweet friendship that makes such a good time out of just being together.


And thanks to Gary and Bridgette for making us come out and being so nice to us, especially considering my haircut.
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