The last day of vacation! We arrived in Philly a little late due to traffic and bad weather, and the sky was overcast and drizzly. We were so happy to be off the road when we got to our hotel, which was, we both agreed, the nicest of the three hotels we had this trip. […]
We set off early for Boston, the first of two stops we’d make on our way home. After checking into our hotel, the Westin across from the Boston Public Library (Hotwire.com! I’m telling you!), we took off walking, stopping into an Irish pub for lunch. We split an order of Fish and Chips and a […]
Our last day in Maine was a perfectly leisurely one: We slept in, padded downstairs to blueberry pancakes (the blueberries having been picked straight from Evelyn’s property) and a giant pile of crispy bacon, which the four of us had shockingly little trouble polishing off. The rest of the day was spent packing our things, […]
Our next-to-last day in Maine, we ventured out to Bar Harbor, a lovely little seaside place with rows of shops selling cute Maine-themed things and funny t-shirts. Our only complaints were that it was thick with tourists and we’d managed to pick the hottest day of our vacation to all wear jeans. My, my, were […]
All rested from our nap and early bedtime the day before, we were up early (but not before the sun—even at 6:00 a.m. it was fully up and shining). We piled into the car and set off for Quoddy Head State Park. We stood at the easternmost point in the United States and looked across […]
What you need to know about day four: 1. These views: 2. Lunch at a bakery in Winter Harbor. BLTs and burgers on freshly baked bread, a cup of clam chowder that was creamy and perfect, ginger ale so strong it felt like it was burning my mouth. 3. A tiny town named Corea (yes, […]
After another great breakfast at our hotel (I’ll admit it—I snagged a second chocolate croissant before all was said and done), we set off for Maine. The day was mostly driving, with a stop at a Connecticut Cracker Barrel, where we were shocked at how cool and humidity-free the air was. I thought about my […]
Our first night in New York, I dreamed of gunshots but woke up ready to conquer the world. There’s something wonderful about the first real day of vacation—you’re not that tired yet, and you’re just so ridiculously excited to be out of your normal environment. We started the day with the hotel’s continental breakfast (our […]
Having spent the previous week (after painting our kitchen purple) scrambling to prepare for our trip (TripTik and maps from AAA, guidebooks from the library, house cleaned, fridge emptied, cats boarded), we set out at a ridiculously early pre-dawn 6:00 a.m., bags in the trunk of Jesse’s car, maps on my lap. We had a […]
Well. We’re back, and Daylight Savings Time is up, and it’s decidedly chillier than when we left. The cats are back, and Oliver was thrilled to discover that I’d neglected to throw away the Harris Teeter plastic bag we’d packed our shoes in. There’s something he finds irresistible about the handles. Delicious. Apparently. I liked […]
