We have been enjoying watching World Cup matches in the mornings. We receive a Canadian television station and they pre-empt their children's programs to show all the matches. No one is reporting how the children feel about that approach, but we are enjoying the games.
Tuesday we went to Bar Harbor to do some shopping, which took us also to Jordan Pond. We had lobster rolls in the Tea House (and popovers, of course!) We went by Seal Harbor on the way home and Papa Bear snapped some pictures.
Mama Bear spotted a local boat yard on that trip and checked to see if it had a website. It does! We think it may have the perfect boat for Papa Bear, too. The boat would be, as you must know, DA Boat! It is built by the Classic Boat Shop, has lines Papa Bear likes and is a Pisces 21. As Mama Bear is a Pisces and as Baby Bear has long said that Mama Bear was/is 21 years old (Baby Bear has now said that for over 21 years, you must understand, and no, she was was not prompted to say that age; some how she picked it and stuck with it - Papa Bear is 22 years old), it seems destiny that Papa Bear have this boat. Now all we have to do is find the money to purchase and support it. Papa Bear says we cannot ask our investment advisor for more money than we saved. I suggested we ask our blog followers to contribute, but as they are few and as unlikely as we are to have that much cash on hand for random sharing, we have agreed to dream a bit while we consider all options.
Wednesday was cool and rainy and foggy here, so it was House Cleaning Day! Mama Bear vacuumed and sorted and straightened; Papa Bear mopped the floors and did the bathroom cleaning. It did not take forever and it is more restful to be here with everything clean and in order.
Thursday, after watching the Slovakia - Italy match, we went to Bar Harbor again and did the Shore Path. It runs from near the town dock, by the Bar Harbor Inn, and then on private property along the coast. It is a level (though not accessible) walk. Years ago when we visited on vacation you could see the millionaires' homes back from the shore. Now they have more privacy as flowers, bushes and fenches have been put into place. There are paths back to the town to make a loop, but we walked out and back and enjoyed the day.
Today we were up early for another trip to Bar Harbor - we both had hair cuts. We stopped at the farmer's market in Southwest on the way back, and are now watching the Portugal/Brazil World Cup match.
It is a gorgeous day - much sun and low humidity - so we are contemplating a hike after lunch.
Walk/Run program continues. I am enjoying it greatly.
The Cat has been seen with pencil and paper trying to draw specifications for a screened porch for the House on the Creek. She has yet to share them with us but we can tell what is happening.
Photos today from Shore Path walk and were taken by Papa Bear.
Shore Path Bar Harbor |  |
Schooner | |
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Rock | Private Home |
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Porcupine Islands | White Flower |
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Pink Flower | Yellow Flower |
(Title was changed upon reader request. Thanks for the suggestion!)
You are correct in assuming that we cannot contribute significantly to Da Boat fund. We do enjoy knowing people with boats, though, and love sailing with/crewing for them. Should our financial situation change significantly in the short term, we shall let you know.
ReplyDeleteFor those of us overwhelmed by the "scheduled" life of retirees, it is a pleasure to read of "newby" retirees taking the look-see-approach, stopping to smell the roses (or digitally & verbally capture and share their surroundings), and who continue to dream!
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