Exploring

Last week the lil Norts and I

got out and did some

exploring!

The Maine coastline is very

unlike

the California coastline

in that it's not a

straight shot

all the way up.

This map of the coast shows

hundreds of islands and peninsulas......

All of which needed

proper

exploration.

Last week we set out to do just that!

First stop.

Popham Beach

Believe it or not

we left our house on a sunny afternoon

and 15 minutes later

we arrived on a

foggy cloudy beach.

The temperature was pleasant enough

and didn't stop the lil Norts from doing their

"thing"!

Fox discovered

SAND!!!!

Not 100% sure

what to think.

It was still early.

He spotted

water.

Or was it the seagulls?

Starting his sand castle.

Chasing a one-legged seagull.

The only one stupid enough to keep coming back.

Shells!!!

Our good friend Cecibel

and her daughter

Kai.

They moved here in January.

Fox

belly flopped

himself right into the water.

Cecibel yanked him out.

I was laughing too hard to help.

Fox doesn't see the humor.

He had gotten a little too far off so Cesi went to

fetch him.

One thing about Fox,

if he sees someone coming

he runs in the

opposite direction.

Unfortunately that direction was about

5 feet from the water edge.

Plop!

Thankfully it was warm.

All dried off.

Outfit #2

Sand castles.

Logan's treasures.

Fox entertaining the ladies.

Cesi and Kai!

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Two days later we headed to our next stop.

Stop #2

Reid State Park

This time we came with

buckets,

shovels,

umbrella's

snacks,

and

Ryan.

Again, we left on a

super sunny Spring day,

and arrived to this.

Unfortunately this day was

slightly colder.

The kids hardly noticed.

Again with the digging.

This beach was a

gold mine

for

SHELLS!!

Fox

and his

lady friend,

Kai.

Cesi and the kids.

Running from the water.

Logi got buried.

Bubba got buried.

Ry-ry gets buried.

Still digging.

This is a little guy that

rarely strays

more than a five-foot radius from

his Momma.

The beach is a

different story.

He just wanders off,

plops himself down,

and

is so content to just

DIG!

I came over to chat,

and was completely ignored.

He was busy.

Brrrrrrrr.

Both beaches were amazing in their own way.

The drive

to and from the coast

was absolutely

gorgeous!

I fall more in love with our

new home

every time I get out and

explore

a little more of it.