Our Newest Grand

Yes!  We have another grandbaby, and we think she’s really grand!  She was born two days before Christmas.  What a wonderful Christmas gift!

Meet Quinn Thomas Cox.  Isn't she pretty! 

Beth, Andrew, and Baby Quinn.

 

I think she’s saying, “I love you Gammy!”

 

Beth said she loves her stroller rides.

 

Quinn looks so much like Beth when she was a baby.

She’s showing Pappy her new walking skills.

Here they are:  Conner, Katie, and Baby Quinn.  Our three Grands, and we just think they’re all GRAND!

Katie was so happy when Aunt Beth said she could hold Baby Quinn.  She didn’t know babies are so wriggly!  

Conner really loves Quinn.  He’s such a big boy, and loves to help his baby cousin. 

We all love our new Baby Quinn!

More fun in Bar Harbor

Last year Jaime and Conner came to spend some time with us in Bar Harbor, and this year Beth and Andrew came for a few days!  

We picked them up in Bangor, and I had my camera ready!


Yes, we took them to the top of Cadillac Mountain, and it was much warmer than it was when Jaime and Conner were here.


They all look great, and I look like I’m ready to be blown away!


Beth and Andrew enjoyed seeing the Bass Harbor Lighthouse, but I was afraid of Beth hiking over those rocks.  I thought she should be more careful, but this little future mommy scampered over those rocks easily. 


It was an easy walk through the blueberry fields to get back to their motel.



It’s lobster time!  We ate lobster, clams, and steamers, and loved them all.


The Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound isn’t fancy, but it's our favorite place to go for lobster.


We told them about the Carriage Roads, and how great it was biking them, so Beth and Andrew went biking too! 


Our next stop was at the Jordon Pond House for lunch after our bike ride through the Park.


They left us in their dust on Gorham Mountain Trail.


We really enjoyed our time with Beth and Andrew, but when they left the Government decided to shut the whole National Park System down!



All the roads were blocked.  What a shame.


Ha!  We had bikes and just rode around the barricades.  What could have been a real disappointment turned out to be a lot of fun for us.  No cars on the Park Loop Road!  We road the entire road, and had a really fun time.


We saw things you miss when you fly past in a car.


OK Bob, you really shouldn’t try to push Bubble Rock off it’s perch!


That’s me at the top of the South Bubble Trail.


Isn’t this bridge pretty?


This is the way they handle trails across swampy areas. 


Guess who’s trying to figure out where we are!




John D. Rockefeller loved to build bridges,


and he made sure they were beautiful.


It’s usually very crowded here, but the government kept everyone out except for hikers and bikers.



It was a quiet and peaceful place to have lunch.


I love the Maine coastline, and I think I’d really like to own this house.


The trails are all marked with trail names and mileage.


No cars, only bikes, and the government shut down was a gift to us.


Where is Bob?  I think we’re out of Maine now and hitting the New York wine trail.  Stay tuned!

We’re Heading North – sort of

It’s September and time to head north, but we had to take the camper for a few adjustments, so we headed west to Indiana before we went north.


After the camper was fixed we did head north, and stopped in Erie, PA.  We were really lucky, because there just happened to be a parade of tall ships that weekend, and the ships were just awesome.


We navigate using our GPS unit, but these ships had none of that.  Compasses and sextants were more their style.


See this guy?  He’s actually a U.S. Marine!  He demonstrated his rifle loading skills and gave a little talk.  He told us when and where the Marines were founded, but I already knew that compliments of my favorite former Marine! 



Aren't they beautiful?


So many ropes!  It all looked so confusing, but I bet it’s fun to sail on one of these beauties.

There’s not much head room down here, and those bags held all the sailors' possessions.  The storage space here isn't as efficient as in our camper.

After we left Erie we headed to Niagara, New York, through Pennsylvania wine country.  I guess the winds from Lake Erie are good for grapevines.




Bob had been to see The Niagara Falls before, but this was my first trip and I loved them.  They’re so beautiful, but the current was fast and I couldn't even imagine wanting to go over in a barrel!!!


The Maids of the Mist were busy the day were were there, but I was not interested in riding a little boat near those massive waterfalls.


We just happened upon Prince Harry shaking the hand of this young lady.  He seemed rather stiff to me!


Unfortunately we forgot our passports in the camper so we couldn't see the Canadian view of the Horseshoe Falls. 




While continuing north we spend a few nights in New Hampshire. The people of the tiny village of Dixville Notch vote in this hotel and record the first election results in the presidential election.  I guess it’s not that difficult with 12 people in the town, but the hotel was beautiful.


We finally reached Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park.  There are always cruise ships in the bay.


We had a nice site in the campground, with a bay view, and the moon was bright and beautiful. 
We love Bar Harbor, and had fun with Jaime and Conner here last year.  This year we were lucky enough to have two more visitors, and we’ll tell you who came to see us in our next post.