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!
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| Let the fun begin... |
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| A morning canoe ride |
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| relaxin in the pond |
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| Is she really going to jump in? (No, she chickened out :) |
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| BBQ dinner |
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| cooking sausages over the campfire |
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| Fishin' Girls |
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| We can see you, but we can't seem to catch you... |
A Trip to Mother's Beach in Kennebunk
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| Dinner at the Maine Diner in Wells, ME |
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| Seafood Chowder....Lobster, Scallops, Fish, Shrimp, Clams...Yum! (Emma agreed :) |
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| Happy Customers |
Back at the pond...
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| some lazy time in the water |
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| Picking (and eating :) the wild blueberries next to our pier |
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| A few actually made it into the bowl for lunch |
Back to Mother's Beach...
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| Beach Beauty |
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| Where did Daddy's feet go? |
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| A new friend...Lily enjoyed throwing the frisbee for this sweet dog. |
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| Collecting some sand for Grandma Simons |
A trip to Kennebunkport...
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| Dinner at the Lobster Pound |
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| Still feeling the love |
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| A quick stop for some sea glass jewlery. |
Back to the cabin...
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| Emma & Riley (our vacation dog :) |
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| Mommy's favorite spot at the cabin. |
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| Mommy and Lily in one of the kayaks |
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| One of our campfires |
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| Did someone say marshmallows? |
A trip to Old Orchard Beach...
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| The pier at low tide |
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| Posing Emmalin |
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| A view of the beach and pier |
Time for some fun at Palace Playland...
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| The carousel |
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| Two happy girls |
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| Lily on the teacups (Emma was too short...) |
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| Daddy & Lily on the Ferris Wheel |
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| Mommy & Emma on the Ferris Wheel |
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| 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.
