March 22-24, 2017
This Victorian seaside resort is fascinating to visit in early spring. We had gorgeous sunny weather with daffodils blooming everywhere. Locals told us it was the first nice stretch of weather in weeks and a storm was predicted for the day after our departure!
Well, we bought this beautiful captain’s home in the South Dennis Historic District on Cape Cod last year. Summer 2016 was spent getting acquainted with the new neighbors and hosting family and friends at our beach house!
Cape Cod
We accidentally bought a beach house:
While continuing Sarah’s commitment to stay off the internet and phone, we did venture back into civilization and began a series of visits with friends and family members throughout New England.
Yarmouth, Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
New York, New York
Eastport, Maine
Another quiet week of introspection and connection to nature. More books. More naps. Rain, fog, and drizzle. And a day trip to Canada to visit Campobello Island.
Northport, Maine
Northport, Maine is not actually the furthest north one can travel in Maine. Eastport, Maine is several hours drive further north, across from the Canadian border. And the furthest east one can drive in the continental United States is not Eastport, Maine. West Quoddy, Maine is the furthest east one can travel in the continental U.S.
These are some of the geographical oddities we learned this summer. As part of her personal development, Sarah un-plugged from all things electronic for this vacation. We read lots of books. We took naps. And we watched the Atlantic Ocean tides rise and fall.
Here are a few pictures from Week One:
It was a long, hot drive down the eastern Sierras today, but we pushed through and Mike brought us home safe and sound.
Denethor was glad to have us back!
GEO-QUIZ: How many miles did Mike carry us this summer?
While no damage was reported, we were pretty excited to drive through this desert phenomenon this afternoon! At first, we thought it was a rainstorm on the horizon, but we quickly realized it was actually DUST being blown towards us!
Because of Mike’s box-like shape, we assumed that the safest way to endure the winds was to simply open all the windows and hold on tight as the dust storm blew through!
GEO-QUIZ: Where were we headed when we encountered this meteorological marvel?
Where in the world are the Gills? 