It took me a while but I wanted to post about my camping vacation. I
don;t think I mentioned it, but we went to
Ogunquit, Maine. I never heard of
Ogunquin before and I have only been in Maine once, about 14 years ago
and my last longer camping trip was also at least 10 years ago. But when
WMM
posted about the town I knew it was just the place for us. Thank you
WMM!.
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| at the campground |
We are not hard core campers by any means and even if we use the tent and not
the trailer, we sleep on cots and we go out for most lunches and dinners. Our campground
had a heated pool and a store where you could buy essentials and get
coffee in the morning. We had hot water and coin showers and the
bathrooms were clean, but it took me about three days to get over the fact that it was
not exactly hotel standards. After I accepted that it is what it is,
everything got better and at the end of our week there I though I
would not mind staying longer.
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| Going out to dinner in York, ME |
Ogunquit is close to the beach and variety of seafood restaurants,
museums and, nature walks. Most days I would wake up around 8 AM and go
for coffee, sit on the deck and catch up on blogs. Then we would
make breakfast and hang around the campground.
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| Ogunquit beach |
On sunny days we went to
the beach, otherwise we visited local museum, walk the
Marginal
Way, visit lighthouses and eat a lot of lobsters (sorry to all of
you who are vegetarians, but I love seafood). In the afternoon we went
to the pool and on most evenings we have campfire.
I have to admit, I was skeptical about the Museum and I thought the collection cannot be too interesting and I was expecting some of those slightly kitchy seascapes and such but I was pleasantly surprised. I found the collection very interesting, you can see some of it here. Good lesson for me about having preconceived notions.
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| View from the front of the Museum |
The grounds are stunning and the building itself is an architectural treat.
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| From the sculpture garden, I loved this |
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| The quality of light itself is worth a visit |
I thought this bridge looked a little medieval in shape, something like from a picture book about knights.
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| Bridge at Perkins Cove |
The lighthouses also look almost too cute to be real...
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| Lighthouse in York |
Overall, we had a blast and my 9yo daughter cannot wait to go back camping. But as for myself I am happy to be packing again. Tomorrow we are leaving for a week on Cape Cod, MA. No camping this time. We are renting a place at
Ocean Edge Resort in Brewster.
It will only be me and my younger daughter. My husband, unfortunately, will not be able to join us. Because of that, I picked a place with plenty of activities on site, including 3 day tennis camp for my daughter. That will give me 4 hours a day to walk on the beach or just relax by the pool! I am very excited by this prospect. And I will finally be able to wear my maxi skirt from Anthro. It is super comfy but my husband hates it, so this is my only chance, lol.
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Have you been to Maine or Ocean Edge?
Do you have book recommendations for summer reading on the beach?
Do you ever go on vacations without your spouse/partner?
I may be able to post from vacation but most likely I will take a break and I will be back in a week.
But I will definitely be reading what everybody is up to!
