Laid back vacation... here it is Friday, been at the camp since Sunday and I haven't managed to post a blog until today but it's just as well since a roundup does the job in one sitting. Biggest news being here is Carol has been here also. A couple of months ago she was hired on as a regular employee in the facilities engineering department at the semi-conductor manufacturer she had been a contract employee for. They also gave her 5 days vacation to start with hence we are vacationing together at the camp the first time in years. This is also the first time in a while I've been here without a dog for company as E'owyn left us in March. We did bring Scotia our cat which is working fairly well. Plenty of food and beverages and of course plenty of sunset photos.
Monday was a hangout day: reading, some tasks around and in the camp. Later in the afternoon our niece Lena and her husband Jim L. with their kids Sam (3) and Faith (10mos) stopped in. They are back in the US on vacation from the UAE where Jim is a teacher then we took a bicycle ride along the camp road. Good to see them again and we invited them to come for supper Tuesday.
Tuesday morning we took our kayaks out for tour along the western shore to a marshland area and back. Again some reading/tasks and Lean's family arrived making it a lively evening.
Wednesday just stayed around the camp. Strong cool wind most of the day, added a game of cribbage to the day's activities.
Thursday was "adventure day". We drove down to Presque Isle to Aroostock State Park to hike the twin peaks there where we had lunch on the North Peak overlooking the western hills and a backside view of Mount Katahdin.
Today is yet to be fully determined but may involve kayaking / bicycling / walking and most assuredly packing for the trip home tomorrow. Hope we don't forget the cat.
