Did you know Columbus Day is sort of a big deal in the Northeast? Neither did I, until I moved here. Everyone takes a road trip, and enjoys "leaf peeping", the funny term for looking at the fall foliage. This past week we had exceptionally nice weather and the foliage hit it's peak. It was seriously glorious.
The kids and I enjoyed some weekday walks around the neighborhood, through the bird sanctuary, and drives around the countryside.
We soaked up every sunny day, knowing that they are very limited. Beautiful New England falls almost make up for the loooong winters and muddy, freezing spring. Almost.
Riley had the day off on Friday, so after we picked up Hinder from school we went straight to a farm near Freeport, ME called Wolf's Neck Farms. It's right on the coast, and I heard it was a sweet little place to explore. The trails were a big hit. We saw a salt marsh, picked up lots of sticks, and attempted to bird watch (a.k.a scare away every bird within 40 miles with all of our racket).
The highlight for Hinder and Vyla had to have been the hay bale pyramid they could climb, and Ledger was pretty interested in the big cows. They kids called them oreo cows, for obvious reasons.
A trip to Boston was the plan for Saturday, until late Friday night Riley learned that one of his best childhood friends was in Portsmouth, NH and would be coming to Portland the next day. How serendipitous! Instead, we spent the day showing Dan and Amanda around our favorite Portland spots. Of course that included the Prouts Neck cliff walk...
Delicious chowder at Gilbert's Chowder House downtown...
A ferry ride out to Peaks Island...
(This cruise ship was pretty massive! The kids could not figure out how it stays above water.)
And a bike ride around the island while watching the sunset over the ocean.
Not every weekend is this exciting in Maine, but this last weekend was pretty darn close to perfect!
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