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[indysteel]

Woot! DH and I just signed up for a kayak tour in Maine during our upcoming vacation. I picked a company with a great reputation that shuttles you to the "quiet" side of the island for four-hour tours. I'm so excited.

We're also meeting up with a local we "know" from another cycling forum to get some tips on where to ride. We're renting a house outside of Bar Harbor, and he told us that the road on which we're staying allows for some great riding straight from our door. Yippie!

[Pax]

Indy - That sounds like a wonderful trip!!

[indysteel]

Thanks, Pax. I'm getting increasingly excited. When I was about five, I spent the better part of a summer on a "pond" in New Hampshire, where a branch of my mom's family lives. I haven't been to New England since (minus a short stay in Boston), but I've long had a romantic attachment to it, based on my early, but vivid, memories of that summer. I wish it weren't so far away. I'd really like to find a place that DH and I can revisit regularly; a second home of sorts. Kind of like you and Key West.

[Catrin]

This sounds wonderful Indy! Hopefully you are starting a new family tradition

[indysteel]

This sounds wonderful Indy! Hopefully you are starting a new family tradition

Too bad the cats can't come!!!

[Crankin]

Jealous.
I've only been there once... we stayed in Southwest harbor and it was really relaxing. It was about a year before DH and DS started riding. I want to go back and do lots more.

[indysteel]

Jealous.
I've only been there once... we stayed in Southwest harbor and it was really relaxing. It was about a year before DH and DS started riding. I want to go back and do lots more.

You're so close! You should go! We're staying in a rental house outside of the center of Bar Harbor. I'm thrilled to have more space and privacy. Plus, I hate having to eat out every meal. This arrangement will be much more relaxing. My only concern is fitting everything in, but I think I need to accept that that's just not possible.

[snapdragen]

That sounds so fun Indy! You and B are going to have a great time.

[OakLeaf]

Indy, that sounds great!

Pax, so glad you got to have a good day with your mom and your honey.

[Pax]

Thanks, Pax. I'm getting increasingly excited. When I was about five, I spent the better part of a summer on a "pond" in New Hampshire, where a branch of my mom's family lives. I haven't been to New England since (minus a short stay in Boston), but I've long had a romantic attachment to it, based on my early, but vivid, memories of that summer. I wish it weren't so far away. I'd really like to find a place that DH and I can revisit regularly; a second home of sorts. Kind of like you and Key West.

Understand the New England attachment, I was born and spent my early years out on Cape Cod; I don't get back there often enough.

I used to love going new places all the time, but now I seek out comfort and relaxation more. Having a place to return to provides that; it's still fun to do the new places, but setting aside some vacation time/funds to "go home" is worth it's weight in gold.

[Catrin]

What's up with all of the Chinese spam? I assume it is Chinese script, and I assume it is spam...

[Eden]

It is indeed Chinese and it looks rather suspiciously like spam.... people who post stuff like that probably get paid by the click. They don't necessarily care where they put it up - it doesn't cost them anything to put it here.

[indysteel]

I'm so sad. There's been a case in the local papers this week about a 3-year old who died at the hands of her mother's boyfriend. Apparently, it was the granddaughter of a former employee of where I work. The news reports indicate that the child's aunt had contacted the police within the last 5 weeks to alert them to what she believed was an abusive situation. The police investigated and turned the matter over to the Department of Child Services. They either did not act or didn't take aggressive enough action to remove the child. The boyfriend has been charged with murder, and the mother's role in all of this is still under investigation. She just had a baby six or so weeks ago with this man, too. It just makes me so sick.

[snapdragen]

What's up with all of the Chinese spam? I assume it is Chinese script, and I assume it is spam...

And you're only seeing those that made it through! Aventure Girl's and my fingers are broken from deleting all that @#$&%#.

[Catrin]

And you're only seeing those that made it through! Aventure Girl's and my fingers are broken from deleting all that @#$&%#.

Thank you and Aventure Girl for taking it for the team...I guess to them it only matters that it was posted for a second but I just don't get it.