Exploring Maine=A Fabulous Saturday!

We had planned to spend this weekend in Cape Cod, but after our adventure with the air conditioning last Saturday we decided that driving that far in our decrepit Jetta did not sound like great fun.  Instead, we drove just a few miles from our house to find yet another beautiful part of Maine. We were not at all disappointed that we changed our plans.  Every time we go exploring, we are astounded at the beauty that we discover here. The adventure this weekend was to the end of the peninsula next to ours (the coast of Maine is composed of a bunch of little peninsulas that jut out into the ocean) to Bailey Island, Orr's Island, and Harpswell.  We didn't have any set plans in mind, just turned down random roads that looked interesting.  The pictures really don't do these places justice at all.

I finally got to the Atlantic Ocean.  Bailey Island was so beautiful!

Monument honoring fisherman surrounded by wild roses and lots of poison ivy.

This bridge from Orr's Island to Bailey Island looks really interesting. It is the only granite cribstone bridge in the world.  It is constructed with holes strategically placed to work with the tides.

We got some of the best soft-serve ice cream I have ever tasted at this place. Of course, being in Maine, I had to choose the lobster for the picture.

This cove was one of the coolest places we saw, but the pictures aren't great. Apparently Bailey Island is the most photographed place in Maine.

The little buoys sticking up are all marking lobster traps.

Venturing out on a dock in Harpswell to get a better look at the boats

Love it!

We ended our day with a visit to our favorite pond to feed the ducks our moldy bread.  We found a new group of ducklings, which were adorable.

Kelson thoroughly harassed the frogs.
He was kind enough to let me take a picture of this one before he tried (unsuccessfully) to catch it.

Does it get any better?

We are in the middle of a heat wave, and our house is like an oven, so for dessert we made our own popsicles.

Delicious! Great snack to end our day of exploring.