Maine 2005 This is just a really quick view of our trip to Maine. There were MANY other things that we did and saw. Between all of us, we took several hundred pictures. But here are twenty quick ones just to give you a taste of what a wonderful time that we had. Thar she blows! This is our small cottage off of the Atlantic. Home for a week. Here is the Back/Front from the edge of the drop off in the back yard… The porch was a nice place to relax. The view of the Atlantic was breath taking… Some unpacking and the next day we were off to see the sites… We hit the Owlshead Transportation Museum for the Air and Bike show…. It is a fully functional museum with some really unique planes. Our timing was wonderful for this trip. I wish our WildWest buddies could have made it for they could have seen some planes and bikes that the very few people get a chance to see in operation. That included this Fokker tri-plane which can hover in the air. Here's half of the Maine crew. Tom and Carol are taking the picture. I knew Tom would be taking most of the bike pics, but I could not resist this beautiful BMW. That would do just fine for me…. We got lots of hiking in during the week and had some terrific views. Tom and Carol even got to do some sea kayaking. We hit several towns along the way, includng Rockland, Camden and Bar harbor. The thing about towns in Maine is that they've got a lot going on but they seem so small! We hit Acadia an did some not technical climbing on this route. (Non-Technical means no climbing equipment is required.) We passed a Mountain Preacher along the way…. And some billy goats… The top of Cadillac Mountain was warm and sunny. The views went on for miles. Assuming you didn't stumble and get a close up of the ground below! If you weren't careful, you soon found you were having a really good time. Once you've seen Maine, you really want to share it with those most important to you. Luckily, we had some of those folk at our side. Acadia is home for some of the most incredible coastline along the Atlantic. The views brought smiles to everyone's faces. We even had some time to hang around the cabin and have some motorcycle lessons for Master Queeg. Of course we are all nature lovers. And had some time along the beaches. When it was time to go, there was some resistance. We had an escapee from the packed and loaded van. I saw him dive out of the car seat and run into the cottage. I tracked him to the living room, and as soon as he saw me, he grabbed the couch arm for dear life. I had to call in The Mom for reinforcement. He greeted her with some scepticism too. :) Physical intervention was required. But everyone made up in the end.