The Journey: Trip to Maine

We travelled to Maine over the 4th of July weekend to celebrate Mike's Grandfather's 90th birthday! We had a great time meeting, and reuniting with family and friends. We took the red-eye on Thursday at midnight and made it to Portland, Maine by 10:30 on Friday. Mike's mom, brother, and brother's fiance Ashley picked us up and we took the scenic route to Belfast. We stopped in New Harbor for lunch at Shaw's. Mike got a lobster, and Katie got a lobster roll! We also stopped at Pemaquid lighthouse, and Round Pond where Mike spent many summers as a kid. We arrived in Belfast at Pop and Ann's condo, and needless to say he was very surprised to see all of us. The weekend was full of surprises for Pop. We went to where we were staying in a nice cottage on the water for dinner and hanging out. Saturday the two of us woke up and went for an hour and a half jog through the woods. Then everyone met up and we went for a lobster lunch on a pier by the water. Saturday night was a very nice cocktail party at a very nice house on a pond. On Sunday morning we decided to take the sea kayaks out for a spin. Sunday afternoon was Pop's big birthday celebration. It started around noon and went late where we were staying. We had burgers and there were games for the young and old alike. Pop gave a short speech, and stated that he hadn't been this surprised since the Atomic Bomb was dropped on August 6th, 1945. We had a really nice weekend!