8 days, 6 flights, 4 states, 3 ship days, 294 steps (up, then 294 down!) As I sit here, enjoying my glass of wine…. I share…
These last 8 days have seen many numbers.. I can’t believe I have successfully made all 6 flights, been in 4 different states, had 3 somewhat hectic ship days, and climbed 294 steps to the top of the Bunker Hill Monument!
Weekend started early with a flight on Friday (July15) to Bar Harbor.. the ship, Enchantment, was actually Sunday.. so I ended up with an extra day to putter around town. I headed over to a colleagues home, in Southwest Harbor, and really enjoyed myself! You should see the view from the deck, it’s amazing. Overlooks Somes Sound and Northeast Harbor, I don’t think it gets any better.
Saturday (July 16) was spent in Downtown Southwest Harbor, for the annual Flamingo Festival, http://bangordailynews.com/2010/06/29/news/flamingo-fest-to-make-mdi-pretty-in-pink, with a sighting of the creator of the plastic pink flamingo, Don Featherstone! It was great. I love seeing all these little towns come together to celebrate and really enjoying how everyone knows everyone else. We went for lunch at the Claremont Inn, in the Boathouse Restaurant, http://www.theclaremonthotel.com, which overlooked Somes Sound and we happened to catch the beginning of the Friendship sloop races, http://www.downeastfriendshipsloop.com/. These boats were the original lobstering boats and it was just amazing to see white sails and different colored hulls running around the harbor. We then headed out to “camp,” which is a beautiful cabin on the lake and spent some time enjoying the water, and headed back into Ellsworth for dinner at a new Asian restaurant, Shinbashi, delicious!
Sunday (July 17) was a work day… the Enchantment of the Seas, easy day, nothing to exciting..
Monday – Thursday (July 18-21) was a flight to Boston, walking the last third of the Freedom Trail, climbing the Bunker Hill Monument, http://www.cityofboston.gov/freedomtrail/bunkerhill.asp, and meeting up with a colleague from Miami, Joanne, for the Enchantment in Boston! Very busy!
My wonderful uncle and godfather, Billy, picked me up in Boston on Tuesday night and brought me back to Dover, NH, to spend the day with his family. We headed out to Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, and it was beautiful. We spent hours… and saw skunk, bobcat, mountain lion, white tail deer, otter, and wandered along the Ecotone Trail. It was neat to see these animals up close and find that most of the these animals are at the Nature Center due to the carelessness of humans.
Friday was the wonderful Maasdam in Bar Harbor, although a very busy day for me. The vessel is headed out on a 35 day cruise nicknamed the “Viking Cruise,” because it is along the lines of the original trail the Vikings took. I didn’t stop running all day, and slept very well on Friday night. Came home to Plant City today… so happy to be climbing into my own bed tonight!
Excited about the next flight on the calendar… headed to ALASKA!! Cruising on the Radiance of the Seas, courtesy of the Staff Captain. Richard and I are headed out on Thursday, July 28 for a one week cruise from Seward to Vancouver, Mom will meet us in Vancouver to switch places with Richard and we will head back up to Seward. Really looking forward to a great time, and crossing #22 off my bucket list!
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