I guess there's a first time for everything: Chris beat me. He beats me at a lot of things, yes. But he's never beat me playing mini golf. So, good job Chris :)
The boardwalk led us through the trees and dumped us into the beach.
There were HUGE clams shells everywhere.
So Chris figured he should make out with one.
We even braved the waves; and the water was beautiful! 
The following day, on our way back home we stopped by New York City to see if we could catch a show. It was raining and there were no matinees, so we left almost as soon as we got there. NYC is great - a wonderful reminder that we never want to live in a big city. After frustrating ourselves trying to find our way out, the should-be 3 1/2 hour drive home turned into a 6 hour bumper to bumper ride. Awesome.
His mother had trained for this same swim when she was young, but was never able to accomplish her goal because she got sick. He wanted to make this goal in her name and do it on his 60th birthday, which so happens to be her birthday too. Cool, huh?
That morning, we woke up real early and got on the boat to ride over to the starting line.
Once there, Dad suited up, kissed his honey goodbye, and dove into the salty, murky waters.
We on the boat (me, chris, dan, lisa, and mom) had a fantastic morning cheering the little fish on and watching the sunrise.
When the sun was finally up, its rays began peaking their way through the clouds.
Halfway through, Chris decided he'd go for a swim too. So he suited up, kissed his honey goodbye, and lunged in.
Father and son finished the last two miles together.
Touching the dock at Davis Park Marina, he finished his goal in only 3 hours. We are all so proud!
Naturally, the family took a trip to Water Country and disappointed Logan's wish of "I hope we don't get wet under that waterfall".
But that doesn't mean we weren't up for some Candlepin Bowling! We found out that although the balls are much smaller and you get 3 balls instead of 2 each time, the game is no easier than regular bowling and we probably won't go again any time soon. But for the record, I won.
That night we met up with Derek, Geena, and Jeff for dinner and a box of infamous cannolis. Two thumbs up for Boston.
Their last Saturday here, we went blueberry picking and ate lobsters at Mom and Dad's house (an annual event). Dad bought 20 lobsters. That's about 30 pounds of lobster. Awesome. 
Our next adventure: Living in MA and finding jobs. Aack. Time to be real adults.
Afterwards, we took our new (new to us, anyway) 4-Runner up Cadillac Mt. to overlook Bar Harbor.
And before the sun could go down completely, we hiked into Anemone Cave, a cave that is no longer advertised to the public (you have to be locals, like us).
There are some really cool tidal pools inside the cave. We found a starfish and an eel hanging out together.
I just love the colors of all the sea creatures stuck to the cave floor! 
The next day, we hiked Beehive Trail. A very steep slope up, there are iron rails to hold onto so you won't fall. Here's Chris, talking business on the phone (Cam -- you made it to our blog, that's you on the other line!) 
Here we are at top overlooking Sand Beach.
After the hike, we went on a Whale Watch on a ship called the Friendship V. We were all bundled up; it was so windy!!
Here's a Humpback Whale that flashed his tail at us a few times. We had a front row view, standing at the very tip of the bow. It was so much fun!
