Camping Trip 2010 - by Alyssa

It's been more than a year since our last post. Which means we've had to put our adventures on hold and join the daily grind. We're so happy to be taking our first official vacation in over a year-- 8 days of camping in New York, Maine, and Canada!

Last night we went to a drive-in movie theater in Bridgton Maine. We were there a few years ago and couldn't resist the urge to go back. This novelty is not lost on our generation. How cool is it to sit in your car (with a beer) and watch a movie on the big screen on a hot summer night?

This morning we woke up in the beautiful lakeside community of Standish, ME. Which reminds Alyssa of something like the camp in "Dirty Dancing" where families come to stay all summer in beach-side cabins and everybody knows each other's names.

We're on Sebago Lake. It seems big in size because we can barely see the faded grey mountains on the opposing shore. However, I just looked at a map and saw that Sebago is but a spec on the map of the Maine wilderness. There's something in the air here - it maybe something lacking (like pollution), but Maine seems so crisp and pure. We haven't seen much wildlife yet, but we did definitely see evidence of a bear yesterday and today we are heading up to Acadia National Park where we hope to get a good trek or two in.

The beginning of our trip was a bit of a reunion in the Catskills with some of our old friends, Nick, Emily, Scott, and some lovely new additions (such as Emily's husband, Lenny, and their new baby in vitro). We will post some photos of that leg of the trip, plus cliff jumping into a waterfall, next time.

See you all soon!