The day of our long-awaited vacation has finally arrived! We traveled to Maine to spend a week with Erich's parents today!!! It was a LONG day. We had a 6am flight, so we had to wake up at 3:45am to just barely make it in time to board the plane. Then, after 2 plane rides, we rented a car from Portland and drove 2 hrs to Port Clyde, where we boarded a ferry boat and rode to Monhegan Island, a 1.75 miles long by 0.75 miles wide island located 12 miles off the coast of Maine in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, where Erich's parents own an amazing cottage (see photo below). We haven't been here in six years...much too long! After the very long trip, we were all really excited to step off that boat and see Oma and Opa!
I feel most myself on this island. I LOVE this place... The second I stepped off the ferry, I felt myself unwind. I love breathing the fresh, cool sea air, hearing the seagulls, living the simple, slower-paced life, walking everywhere (no cars on the island), being surrounded by stunning nature, the wild flowers, having a zillion photographic subjects at every turn, hiking any of the 17 miles of gorgeous, pristine trails through the woods to breathtaking views of the cliffs..... It is just heaven. I am really looking forward to this vacation. I may not come back home. ;)
I feel most myself on this island. I LOVE this place... The second I stepped off the ferry, I felt myself unwind. I love breathing the fresh, cool sea air, hearing the seagulls, living the simple, slower-paced life, walking everywhere (no cars on the island), being surrounded by stunning nature, the wild flowers, having a zillion photographic subjects at every turn, hiking any of the 17 miles of gorgeous, pristine trails through the woods to breathtaking views of the cliffs..... It is just heaven. I am really looking forward to this vacation. I may not come back home. ;)