Our Last Summer Road Trip- Aug 29-31
Well the focus over the past month has really shifted to getting the house in order and less traveling. Knowing that our time with everyone home together would be ending soon, we decided to take a spontaneous last minute trip to Maine.
Wednesday afternoon while enjoying a sunny afternoon out on our deck with Andrew’s parents, Andrew brought up taking a drive down to Maine, as his mom was also on vacation. She liked the idea, so I quickly jumped online and checked out www.roomsaver.com and found a great deal in Bangor, Maine. I love this website for getting great deals in walk-in rates. So by 5pm, we had the van all loaded up and we ready to hit the road! We made a quick stop for some fast food once we crossed the border. Here’s Mackenzie and Finn getting ready to load back into the minivan on our way to Bangor.
We had no trouble using the RoomSaver rate at the hotel, but I had also printed off a few more of their coupons in case we didn’t get into our first choice. We enjoy the Ramada as they have an indoor pool that the kids love. This is usually where we stay while in Bangor and at $69/night it’s a good deal!
The next morning we all slept in, I keep joking with everyone that the whole summer we’ve been on Pacific time as we’ve all gone to bed so late and slept in every morning. We decided a big breakfast was in our so we decided that Andrew’s parents would really enjoy:
Next was a quick trip to my favorite of all department stores Target! I like the whole shopping experience there and I also like that they are an environmentally conscious company, read about Target’s Environmental Philospohy . I picked up another cube storage unit and the fabric drawers as well as some Method Cleaning Products I have been trying these and I’m very happy with them. They are an environmentally friendly cleaning products to use in our home. I was happy to find a larger variety of these products that I’ve not been able to find locally and at a better price!
After our shopping excursion it was a pit stop back at the hotels pool for a refreshing dip and some time to unwind for the kids. The boys have been loving they new wetsuit style swimsuits that have flotation aids built into them. Liam is getting more confident trying to swim on his own, it’s lots of fun to watch.
Next was a visit to something I always remembered from my childhood and a Bangor Landmark, the Paul Bunyan Statue.
A little history of the Paul Bunyon Statue, this specific statue of Paul Bunyon is reputed to be the largest in the word of him. He is a symbol of the great era in the late 1800’s when Bangor was “acclaimed” to be the Lumber Capital of the World. This legendary woodsman stands 31 feet tall and it weighs 3700 pounds and over looks the Penobscot River that used to be filled with sailing vessels shipping lumber all over the world. Ironically it looks as though he may not be able to see the river as there’s a huge new piece of construction being developed right across the street that will block his view. I just had to get a photo of that!
Our next day was cut short as we wanted to get back home for Andrew’s brother’s arrival. He was travelling from Nova Scotia with his boys for the weekend. They are both six months younger than Liam and Ciaran, so there’s never a dull moment when we get all of the cousins together.
