Catching up on blogging!

I guess it's obvious that I have not done a very good job on the blogging front. In my defense, we did go without internet for a good few days, but lately, I have just been slacking. We have been at Smugglers' Notch Resort in Vermont, where my sister and brother-in-law have a great condo. It's been a relaxing time and it's been so nice to have access to a full kitchen to finally be able to cook our own food!

We wrapped up exploring Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor, Maine last week and then drove on over to Vermont. We had a lovely stop just across the border in Gorham, New Hampshire and made an attempt to drive up to Mount Washington, which is the highest point in the Northeast, at over 6,000. However, the auto road up was closed:( SO, we just had dinner by the foot of the mountain.
The weather in Maine was not really that great for us, so we were pretty bummed because it's difficult to explore a national park with a 1 year old in the cold, rain. We did the best we could!

Here are some pictures of our last couple of days in Maine: Sand Beach at Acadia on a foggy morning

 

 Levi hated the cold water

 Yet, he enjoyed the sand:)

 An overlook into the ocean at Acadia

 Visiting Thunder Hole

 Here is an excerpt about Thunder hole: When the right size wave rolls into the naturally formed inlet, a deep thunderous sound emanates. The cause is a small cavern formed low, just beneath the surface of the water. When the wave pulls back just before lunging forward, it dips the water just below the ceiling of the cavern allowing air to enter. When the wave arrives full force, it collides with the air, forcing it out, resulting in a sound like distant thunder. Water may splash into the air as high as 40 feet with a roar!

Unfortunately, we were there at low tide and didn't get to see any "Thunder" :(

 Climbing out to "Otter Cliff" in Acadia

The unit on the right is our cute little cottage. We really enjoyed it!

 This is a sandbar in the town of Bar Harbor that you can walk out on during low tide. At high tide, it's apparently covered with 10-12 feet of water!

 Levi with Daddy on the sandbar. He has discovered a new love and fascination for rocks on this trip!

 More of the Sandbar!

 A beautiful spot at the entrance to the Mt. Washington Auto Route. We were bummed we couldn't drive up!

 Levi is always pretty pumped at any chance he has to escape his car seat on this trip!

 Yes, much to Nick's excitement (He took this pic to document), we had a McDonald's picnic in New Hampshire. I think this was the 3rd time in a decade at least that I've had McDonalds....it's not my usual "cup of tea", but it was fast, easy and cheap. A memory indeed;)