Wednesday, July 25, 2012

The Cabin on Barkers Pond

Days 17-22: The Cabin on Barkers Pond
Route: the cabin - wells - the cabin - kennebunk beaches - the cabin - kennebunkport - the cabin - old orchard beach - the cabin
Distance traveled: ????

We spent the majority of the next week resting and relaxing at the cabin with a few short day trips to Wells, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, and Old Orchard Beach. Here are a few of the highlights from our week spent swimming, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and relaxing!


Let the fun begin...


A morning canoe ride

relaxin in the pond

Is she really going to jump in? (No, she chickened out :)

BBQ dinner

cooking sausages over the campfire

Fishin' Girls

We can see you, but we can't seem to catch you...

A Trip to Mother's Beach in Kennebunk



Dinner at the Maine Diner in Wells, ME

Seafood Chowder....Lobster, Scallops, Fish, Shrimp, Clams...Yum! (Emma agreed :)

Happy Customers
Back at the pond...
some lazy time in the water

Picking (and eating :) the wild blueberries next to our pier

A few actually made it into the bowl for lunch
Back to Mother's Beach...
Beach Beauty
Where did Daddy's feet go?

A new friend...Lily enjoyed throwing the frisbee for this sweet dog.
Collecting some sand for Grandma Simons

A trip to Kennebunkport...

Dinner at the Lobster Pound

Still feeling the love



A quick stop for some sea glass jewlery.


Back to the cabin...
Emma & Riley (our vacation dog :)

Mommy's favorite spot at the cabin.

Mommy and Lily in one of the kayaks


One of our campfires
Did someone say marshmallows?
A trip to Old Orchard Beach...
The pier at low tide
Posing Emmalin

A view of the beach and pier
               Time for some fun at Palace Playland...
The carousel

Two happy girls

Lily on the teacups (Emma was too short...)

Daddy & Lily on the Ferris Wheel
Mommy & Emma on the Ferris Wheel


Some of the spectacular fireworks from the beach
A sampling of the week's sunsets...








A couple family shots at Barker's Pond...

















This Week's Activities: Swimming, Fishing, Canoeing, Kayaking, Riding in the Paddleboat, Relaxing, Blueberry picking, Playing in the sand at Mother's Beach, Riding the rides at Palace Playland, Watching the fireworks over Old Orchard Beach, Eating more seafood, BBQing, Campfires & s'mores, Enjoying sunsets, Souvenir shopping, Enjoying family time.

From the Ocean to the Pond

Day 16: The Cabin on Barker's Pond
Route: Frenchman Bay Retreat - Lamoine, ME - Lyman, ME - Biddeford, ME - The Cabin on Barker's Pond
Distance Traveled: 208 miles

Goodbye Frenchman Bay Retreat!
One last timer shot...
A quick stop at Seal Cove Farm to pick up some goat cheese...
After sampling the fresh cranberry goat cheese in our welcome basket
we knew we wanted to stop and get some to take home!

Lily meeting the kids!

I'm not sure who was more excited, Emma or the goats...

maybe Emma.

On to the cabin...
We made it!

Our new home away from home...

Cute & Cozy

our first view of the pond
After settling in we drove into Biddeford for dinner and to stock up on supplies for the week. Then we called it an early night.

Today's Activities: Saying goodbye to Frenchman Bay Retreat, A visit to the goats @ Seals Cove Farm for some yummy cheese, A drive down ME Route 1, Settling in at The Cabin on Barkers Pond, A quick dinner and grocery shopping in Biddeford, ME, Emmalin's first night in a big girl bed :)