June 18, 2024 Up North: Day 7

 Up north day 7 - we woke up in Portland, Maine, ate breakfast, and headed out. We took a detour to Vermont to eat lunch there. Then we drove, and drove, and drove… we got home at 9:30 at night. It was a lovely trip, but it is so good to be home!

June 16, 2024 Up North: Day 6

 Up north day 6 - The blue skys welcomed us, which is very different than the previous rainy day. The kids even finished breakfast early so they could go into the yard of the hotel to look at the water.

We returned to the hopewell rocks park to see the formations at high tide. We hiked down and saw the water up much higher than the pervious day. Grace walked all the way down to the beach to walk on the very edge that was still dry, and to skip some stones into the water.

We got some gas and food from a gas station. I was able to introduce my family to ketchup flavored potato chips. Matt, Glen, and I love them. Grace does not care for them at all. Then we headed back on the road. Now back in Maine we have started our long trip home.

June 15, 2024 Up North: Day 5

 Up north day 5 - it rained, and rained, and rained…

We still went to see the “flower pots” at the bay of Fundy.

When we got to the Hopewell rocks park we went to the first outlook and saw that it was named the Daniels flats. So we decided that we must take a picture of it. Then we went to all of the overlooks before we did walk on the ocean floor around and between the rock formations.

It was extremely muddy and you can see what happened to Glen’s shoes after the mud pulled them off two times and before the mud got them three more times!

We were drenched between the rain and the water hose to try to get off the mud. So we came back to the hotel, dried off and went to Wacky Waffles for lunch. They only have outside eating so we sat in the back of the minivan to have a “picnic”. After lunch and dessert at Wacky Waffles we came back to the room for some games.

 

 

June 14, 2024 Up North: Day 4

 

Up north day 4 - we left Maine and crossed the border. In Canada we stopped at Saint John to see the reversing tides. It was entertaining to see the bay water and the river water competing as to which direction the water should go.

Then back in the car to get to our hotel. Tomorrow we get to explore Hopewell rocks and the bay of Fundy.

*notice the third picture, we finally tired out both of the kids

 

 

June 13, 2024 Up North: Day 3

 Up north day 3 - we spent the day in Acadia. We did the south bubble hike, ate lunch at Jordan Pond, and went to thunder hole. The kids also got their junior ranger badges. It was a great day for exploring.

 

June 12, 2024 Up North: Day 2

 Up north day 2- we covered New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and now we are resting in Maine! It was a long day of driving and lots of traffic, but we are excited to explore Acadia National Park tomorrow.

Five states, so five pictures of us in each state. I think most of them were taken at the Starbucks that we visited in each state! 

New Jersey

New York

Rhode Island

Connecticut

New Hampshire

June 11, 2024 Up North: Day 1

We decided to travel up north through the New England states and into Canada.

Up north day 1: we left VA, saw a bit of WVA, and a whole lot of Maryland. Then we drove around in Delaware a bit while looking for a national park (we found the sign for it, but still did not find the visitors center). We finally stopped in New Jersey for some supper, time in the pool, and what we hope will be a good and restful night.