April 30

lighthouse at our KOA in Maine

Christian teaches Gracie how to tie a knot

We stopped at LL Bean to take a pic and Gracie and Christian played in the kids area....drawing on the gigantic wall chalkboard and tying knots...good job, son!! 


 While we were there I treated my kids to a Lobster Roll from Linda Beans Perfect Main Lobster Roll which was right across the parking lot (granddaughter of LL Bean, she is an LL Bean also....Linda Lorraine Bean)....I was surprised and delighted to see that they liked the lobster even though it was served cold because it was in a sandwich, very fresh...caught this morning....

Pine Point Beach

We drove to Pine Point in Scarborough to look for sea glass....no luck, not a rocky enough shore.......we found some shells and drift wood, though.  We drew our names in the sand and froze to death!!!    It was soooo windy, my fingers felt like they might break off.  I wish I had one of the nice thick warm coats from LL Bean....The beach was pretty deserted and the town looked all closed up.  We met a local lady as we walked in the dunes and apparently it doesn’t get busy here until after memorial day.  whe the summer renters start arriving, the shops all open and it is a busy beach town for the summer.  We walked by numerous b&bs and rental homes....all closed up for the winter.  The gal that we talked to had a beautiful Newfoundland dog named Bo with her.  He was huge, 140 lbs.....such a cute dog.  He looked like a huge bear. As he ran over, he noticed a dead seagull in the algae and yes, he rolled.  What is up with dogs??  Of course, chasing a stick in the distance there was a golden retriever.....they are following us everywhere....

Bo the 140 lb Newfoundland

Pine Point, Maine

From there we followed the only road that takes you from one end of Maine to the other.....when we reached Kittery, Maine (on the border of NH) we stopped at the Trading Post and shopped for souvenirs.....and guess what, I am so excited to report that I found the cutest moose jammies for my kids for their Christmas pjs!!  I have to order Gracie’s but we have them and I don’t have to search all over the place like I normally do trying to find the right sizes.....and they were cheap......We stopped and I started dinner which continued to cook as we drove, very interesting.  Now I can say I have cooked at high speeds!!  The kids were thrilled because they had hotdogs.....yum....or maybe not!

On to Vermont.....too dark to see the KOA but we had an official greeter when we pulled in and the laundry is open 24 hours so Pam and I have been doing laundry for the last couple of hours and are trying to get caught up a little on our blogs....the internet and the blog don’t cooperate with us very much!!! Are we crazy??.....I contemplated this as we trudged home in the rain at 2:00 am overloaded with laundry and laughing at the hystericalness of it all.....is it funny or are we just so tired that we can’t think straight anymore???