Part III

Well, our vacation is winding down. We leave on Monday, July 6th, for Phoenix. We will be very, very sad to go even though we have seen more than our share of rain. Portland had over 8 1/2 inches of rain during the month of June.....here it is July and it is STILL raining! Help me!
I am so water-logged I do not believe I will ever dry out!
Rob, Brandie, Riley and Mackenzie have been excellent hosts. They have graciously put up with us old folks hanging around. And, I have to add, A special thank you to Riley and Mackenzie for giving up their bed for us. The beds sure were comfy!
Despite the rain, we did continue to visit and do things.
Rob, Riley, Mackenzie, Linda and I drove over to Burlington, Vermont (Rob had a business appointment in Burlington). Of course, we made the traditional stop at Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Factory in Waterbury. We took the tour and ate the sample of the new flavor (mint something or other...I gave mine to Rob because I do not like mint because I am just so picky like that.) It was Father's Day and they were giving free ice cream to all father's but the line was so long we passed on it. We did visit the "flavor graveyard", though.
Here are the pictures of that trip. (Also includes pictures of our trip up to Camden, Maine to see Cidney at camp).
On Wednesday June 24th, we vacated our cottage in South Portland and headed over to Peaks Island (a 15 minute ferry ride from Portland) to spend a week with Rob, Brandie, Riley and Mackenzie. The first couple of days were great! Lots of sunshine. But then on Saturday, it started raining again, and it didn't stop for most likely a month straight. We got to ride the bike around the island only once. Rob and Brandie couldn't stand it and went around a few more times.
The rest of the time some of us read (I read 4 books, not to brag) and others put puzzles together. There was no T.V. or Internet. (We had to go down to the Library to use the Internet).
Al and Judy came over from New Hampshire and stayed in the cottage in South Portland. They visited us on the island on Sunday and on Monday, Linda and I, took the ferry over to Portland to meet them and we hung out for the day...went to L.L. Bean and took them out to Harspwell to see Rob and Brandie's place.
I think we all had cabin fever because on Wednesday, check out day, we all woke up and started packing and cleaning. We were definitely ready to make a break for more homey conditions.
As we were being gestured onto the ferry, Brandie called on the cell phone to say their car wouldn't start!
We were already on board the ferry so we could not get off. Fortunately Brandie used her womanly charm and got three guys to give the battery a jump with their truck). All is well now. (at least for the time being).
Anyhow, it is Friday morning....and it isn't raining. (Yippee!) Back to sunny Arizona on Monday, sadly. It is so sad to depart family once reunited.
Here are pictures from Peaks Island.
Enjoy!

Today is the the 4th! And it is raining! And I am sick...had to go to the Emergency Room to get some fluids and anti-nausea medicine. Bummer! Feeling better now!!

Thank you Riley for editing my blog post to make it SO, SO, SO much better. I have to say I do use too many dot , dot, dots and parentheses and exclamation points and capitals and lack of description and ands, and interesting use of words......