Mainly Vacation

This week I had a chance to return to a few favorite spots in Maine. A friend and I traveled to Boothbay Harbor for the Windjammer Days. This is the start of our journey with a little of how Jim and I came to learn of this beautiful paradise.

The Bells started vacations to Maine the year I started home-schooling our two younger sons. We wanted to go to a real "vacation" spot and were trying to get to Cape Hatteras. When that fell through, we noticed an ad in the local paper for a week-long rental in Owls Head, ME. It sounded perfect: near the beach, private home, all furnished, all linens included. We just had to bring food, beach towels, swimsuits and change of clothing.

So for the first time in our lives we entered Maine. Everyone we had spoken to about Maine told us to be sure to stop at a place called The Marginal Way at Perkins Cove in Ogunquit. So we headed there first.

Benches are placed along the path to sit and enjoy the surf, the birds, and the people.

It's a true taste of Maine and a wonderful way to stretch after driving several hours.








The Marginal Way - Walking Tour


Town of Ogunquit

As you walk along the path, it meanders along the coastline and goes from the cove to the beach. Breathtaking!






The path goes behind many resorts and hotels and at the end of the path you come out in town.

There are many delicious eateries and shops.

This week's trip was the first time I walked the "circle" from Perkins Cove to town and back.

I highly recommend this stop on your trip to Maine.

More "Maine" to follow!

Favorite Places

My husband and I live in upstate New York near the Hudson River. We are 100 miles north of New York City in the beautiful Hudson Valley. We were fortunate enough to grow up here. Over the years, we have hiked many trails along the river and visited many of the unique mansions built along it. (More blogs to come on these mansions.)

Last week we stopped to visit a place we discovered during the winter. We wanted to revisit the area to see how it changed for the summer season. We were not disappointed.

Esopus Meadows is a small picnic area on the west side of the river, south of where we live. Picnic tables and benches allow you to sit and watch the river activity.

If you are lucky, you may get to see a tugboat pushing a barge up or down the river or a tour boat cruising along. These cruises allow you to see the lighthouses in the area close up. My personal favorite is to watch the sail boats glide along the water.

 

You can also explore the water's edge for nature's beauty.

Like the stream in my backyard growing up, the river provides a place of respite, time to experience God's creation, and a place to refresh and restore. Go ahead take some time to click on the photos and enlarge them to see the detail. I have enclosed some music to experience it with the music of Phil Keaggy's Addison's Walk. So click the arrow on the link below and then go back and double click on the photos to see them up close (then hit the back arrow to return).