vacation highlights
Yes, most of the time at camp all blends together; the swimming, washing dishes, coffee on the dock, canoeing etc... I am not for a second saying that those weren't fantastic in and of themselves but there were a few events that will stick.
Boat Event: We rented a pontoon boat for two days. We arrived Friday and picked up the boat early Saturday morning. The boat was 20' or so in length and had a 30hp outboard. Not a neck snapper. After breakfast we decided since it was a little grey out to take a boat ride. All of us hopped on and commented how this floating patio idea was just grand and why didn't everyone own one. We headed out to the largepart of the lake in the shadow of Borestone Mountain. We had a peaceful but long trip. The next morning was a washout. We called the marina and they allowed us to keep the boat for another day at no charge. It cleared in the afternoon and we all piled back on and were thrilled that the sun had come up and dried everything out. We headed east to the narrower part of the river, took turns swimming off the boat and then turned back towards camp in the western direction. The sky was dark. We turned our sled around and raced to reach camp before the sky opened. Our chances may have improved if some of our group had hopped off the boat, hung on and kicked. A big boat with 14 people on it does not break speed records with a 30hp. At first it was a drizzle and then a nice summer rain and then it poured. For a good 10 minutes it rained hard and just as we were easing into the dock the sky cleared, and there in the distance, a rainbow. We've already submitted this heartwarming tale to Hallmark.
The Spiders: I don't know how Maine, with it's bitter winters and 2 week long summers can do this but Maine grows the largest spiders I have ever seen except for a few bird eating spiders at zoos. If anyone knows there actual breed (or species, kingdom, phylum, genus, what have you) I would love to know. Most of the more terrible ones were under the dock and would come out of a just long enough for you to go "ahhhh, did you see that thing?". They were larger, not exagerating for effect, than a silver dollar. The biggest one though was in our cabin. I opened a door and thought I saw something move on top of it. Having my experience with bats I cautiously looked at the other side of the top of the door and there it was. The biggest, fattest spider I have seen not in a zoo. One leg was on one side of an inch and 3/4 door and the rest was on the other side. I killed it.
Boat Event: We rented a pontoon boat for two days. We arrived Friday and picked up the boat early Saturday morning. The boat was 20' or so in length and had a 30hp outboard. Not a neck snapper. After breakfast we decided since it was a little grey out to take a boat ride. All of us hopped on and commented how this floating patio idea was just grand and why didn't everyone own one. We headed out to the largepart of the lake in the shadow of Borestone Mountain. We had a peaceful but long trip. The next morning was a washout. We called the marina and they allowed us to keep the boat for another day at no charge. It cleared in the afternoon and we all piled back on and were thrilled that the sun had come up and dried everything out. We headed east to the narrower part of the river, took turns swimming off the boat and then turned back towards camp in the western direction. The sky was dark. We turned our sled around and raced to reach camp before the sky opened. Our chances may have improved if some of our group had hopped off the boat, hung on and kicked. A big boat with 14 people on it does not break speed records with a 30hp. At first it was a drizzle and then a nice summer rain and then it poured. For a good 10 minutes it rained hard and just as we were easing into the dock the sky cleared, and there in the distance, a rainbow. We've already submitted this heartwarming tale to Hallmark.
The Spiders: I don't know how Maine, with it's bitter winters and 2 week long summers can do this but Maine grows the largest spiders I have ever seen except for a few bird eating spiders at zoos. If anyone knows there actual breed (or species, kingdom, phylum, genus, what have you) I would love to know. Most of the more terrible ones were under the dock and would come out of a just long enough for you to go "ahhhh, did you see that thing?". They were larger, not exagerating for effect, than a silver dollar. The biggest one though was in our cabin. I opened a door and thought I saw something move on top of it. Having my experience with bats I cautiously looked at the other side of the top of the door and there it was. The biggest, fattest spider I have seen not in a zoo. One leg was on one side of an inch and 3/4 door and the rest was on the other side. I killed it.
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