Weekend Adventure

 It's amazing how fast a weekend flies by isn't it?  Last week I told you that Ken reached a milestone birthday, so I wanted to make this weekend one he could tuck away in his memory book…and we certainly crammed a lot into a 1/2 days!

We got a late start because I had the rest of the yarn club to get packaged and shipped out along with a few orders, which was fine as it was raining and a bit gloomy.  I surprised Ken by taking him to a place we had never really been before other than to quickly drive through a number of years ago...Harpswell Maine.  We stayed at a cute little place called the Quahog Bay Inn, which was very clean and spacious with wonderful owners who didn't require a 2 night stay.  We loved it, and will definitely go back again!

After we checked in and spent some time enjoying the view from our room, listening to music, we headed out for dinner at a fabulous place called the Dolphin Marina and Restaurant.  The sun had broken out just in time for us to see a stunning sunset.  The pictures above and below are the view from the property…so.beautiful!!  Another place we will definitely visit again!  The food was wonderful and the service was exceptional.  They even made a lemondrop martini that tastes like one I would have made myself, which rarely happens.  Yum!

Sunday morning we got up and out fairly early and took a hike on both sides of Devil's back, which really was little more than a nice walk with some small inclines, but wonderful views.  What you can't see on this group of rocks on the small island are lots of seals sunning themselves in the warm sun, the only thing missing was a pair of binoculars.  Note to self…."Christmas is coming." 😉

We packed up and headed off to Brunswick which is very close by.  They have a wonderful recreation bike and walk path that we visited.  Almost 6 miles back and forth filled with beautiful views and nice areas to rest if you need to take a break or enjoy a picnic lunch.  I was glad that we brought our bikes along.  It was a perfect day for a ride!

Ken is a bit of a history buff, so anytime we go away like this, he always finds a few historical spots that he wants to investigate and this trip was no different.  The first stop was this swinging bridge that crosses the Androscoggin River from Brunswick to Topsham.  Built in 1892, Ken immediately recognized the Roebling name, which instantly made it all the more interesting to him.

From there we headed back into Brunswick to visit the grave of Joshua Chamberlain, a civil war general, best known from his gallantry in The Battle of Gettysburg who later became the 32nd Governor of Maine.

All in all I think Ken had a birthday that he will remember with a smile.