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Bob2112

Friday, September 05, 2003 - 11:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sunday, August 24th

Having arrived late the previous night, we were not able to see the view from our hotel room until this morning.

HotelView

Unfortunately for me, the view reminded me that I will be tilling and reseeding about 6000 ft2 of lawn once we get back home (which is now! ).
Everyone else got to just enjoy the water and sailboats.

We spent the day in Acadia National Park, which is just an awesome and gorgeous place.

Here is a view of The Cat Ferry leaving Bar Harbor on it's way back to Yarmouth, NS as taken from the top of Mount Champlain.

TheCat

There were so many great views and pictures in Acadia, that I'll only bore you with a few more that I was going to use as wallpaper until I saw the Forest Fire picture that Kaili posted.

Acadia1
Acadia2

I don't know how many miles we ended up hiking and climbing that day, but it was a bunch. Sponge Jr. lead the way up one of the more interesting climbs, but I think he forgot that we needed to climb back down:

TheClimb

He reached the top first and waited for me to catch up.

TheSummit

The female sponges were smarter than us and they enjoyed the beach below. If you look closely at the following picture, you may be able to locate Mrs. Sponge and Spongette on the beach.

The View
Also hidden in this picture are:
Waldo, Milo, apple, car, heart, pencil, sailboat and a teacup.
<...for all you Hightlights fans...>

We ended the day walking around the city of Bar Harbor and found a nice place to eat dinner. I caught myself looking for Neko to guide us around the town, but forgot that we left her back in Halifax.

Monday, August 25th

Today we packed up and moved down to the Hyannis/Yarmouth area by Cape Cod. We had thought about stopping in the Boston area on the way down, but we were all "wiped out" from the previous days activities and did not get a very early start. So, instead of dealing with traffic in Boston and rushing to just see a few things, we decided to visit a couple of Geocaches that we found on-line the night before.

The first cache was called The Postcard Cache and was located in Old York, ME, near a wharf that was owned by John Hancock. I tried to IM MyJohnHenry for directions, but she was not logged in!

This was one of the easiest caches to find and it even gave a hint to look under the ramp.

Ramp

Tess and Juju were very excited to discover a cache of 100's of postcards from around the world, but they couldn't agree on which one to take. Dawg finally won and select the Bull Moose post card
<...she said it brought back memories for her...>
and we left the Hugs and Kisses Moose postcard.

PostCardCache

The second cache we found was a Cheap Toy Cache somewhere around Plymouth, MA. This was behind a large rock, just off some walking trails in a public park, so we had to be somewhat discrete when we found the cache.
Well, as discrete as a Sponge, Angel and large Dawg can be!
It was just at sunset, so we're glad we did not have to hike far into the woods. I scored a cool new pair of green sun glasses, Tess got a new purse and a Jack-O-Lantern Pez dispenser and Dawg selected a Donald Duck toy which she proceeded to convert into a chew toy! Ack!
<the Pez Dispenser is currently up for auction!>

ToyCache

It was dark when we returned to the van, so we just found our hotel (for the next 3 nights! Yay!) and settled in for the evening.

Halfunit

Friday, September 05, 2003 - 11:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yay! I see a pencil !!

Bob2112

Friday, September 05, 2003 - 12:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
<...wonders if it's really a pencil or if I'm just happy to be there...>

Heyltslori

Friday, September 05, 2003 - 12:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Bob you are so funny!!! That "hidden picture" pic had me cracking up!! You are one goofy sponge! Thanks for the pictures and the laughs!!

Halfunit

Friday, September 05, 2003 - 12:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
<...knew she should have tried to find the teacup instead...>

Urgrace

Friday, September 05, 2003 - 02:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yes Bob, you were there with us and so was JujuBlueEye for a while. It wouldn't be a road trip without ya! As for the race to the finish, I am 'grace'fully bowing to you. Your pictures round out your trip journal beautifully, and I am enjoying it vicariously. That is one trip I've always wanted to take and haven't gotten aroundtuit yet.

At least I have now seen four of the five great lakes, most of the major waterways, both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Gulf of Mexico. Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon have both been on my want to see list for a while.

<hey spell check red lettered vicariously and it is spelled right>

Lucy

Friday, September 05, 2003 - 03:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Bob, great pictures and travel journal. I found Waldo, but I'm still looking for Mrs. Sponge and Spongette on the beach!! Come on, give us a hint!

Gracie, loved hearing about your latest trip. Looking forward to more info when you get a chance.

Tess

Friday, September 05, 2003 - 04:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I found the heart!!!

Bob and Gracie, you both had such wonderful vacations. I'm getting the urge to travel again!

Bob, those photos are spectacular. Thanks for getting me the cute little purse. How come my new pez dispenser is up for auction already?


Gracie, I've found that spellcheck doesn't always work for some variations of words, ie: plurals, past tense, adverbs etc.

Myjohnhenry

Friday, September 05, 2003 - 08:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sorry I wasn't around to help you out Bob.

I am really enjoying reading the road trip journals and living vicariously through them as well. Thanks for the links Bob! That is a great addition. :)

Tess...not only is your Pez dispenser up for auction...it is being shown in a sealed package ...Buyer Beware

Tess

Friday, September 05, 2003 - 09:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
<I'm glad not to be in the sealed package with my Pez dispenser! ack!!>

Halfunit

Saturday, September 06, 2003 - 04:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
<...½ prepares for her 3rd Road Trip in as many Saturdays...leaves the details a mystery to see if the others can figure it out before she returns home...>

Strawberry

Saturday, September 06, 2003 - 04:49 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm gonna guess you are taking Dopey to DisneyLand

Bobbie_552001

Saturday, September 06, 2003 - 06:15 am EditMoveDeleteIP
You got very lucky and snatched tickets for the OSU game today??

Schoolmarm

Saturday, September 06, 2003 - 10:21 am EditMoveDeleteIP
They are coming to visit ME!!!

<just wishful thinking!>

I bet Bobbie is right!

Weinermr

Saturday, September 06, 2003 - 03:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Halfunit, I've got an inkling.

Mware

Saturday, September 06, 2003 - 03:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Weiner - if you water your inkling and give it lots of love and sunshine, it'll become a full grown ink!

Weinermr

Saturday, September 06, 2003 - 03:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well penned, Mware.

Halfunit

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 03:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yay! The board is back up!

Weiner - I found out during my meeting that you knew, lol. Thanks for not spilling the beans.

I have to get ready for work, but will post about my trip in a little bit!

Halfunit

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 07:08 am EditMoveDeleteIP
On Saturday, I got to meet Babyruth! It was a last minute thing, and Bobbie was close when she mentioned the OSU game. We met in Columbus.

I picked up Babyruth at her hotel and we proceeded to venture to the Bookloft – a quaint store in the heart of German Village that has books, and books, and books, and books. The place is so big, they literally have a map to guide you:

blmap

Next we went on to Katzinger’s Deli – the greatest place in German Village for a sandwich. They are a little expensive, but you get what you pay for! For a sampling, visit their website! Katzinger’s There is so much to choose from.

Babyruth and I spent hours here talking and getting to know one another. We had so much fun and the time went by so fast! (It always does on these Road Trips!)

After we ate, we strolled down the brick sidewalks of German Village, talking the beautiful day away. It was just like spending the day with an old friend, we got along so well!

Babyruth had a curfew, so after a quick stop back at the deli to get Unit a sandwich to bring home, we drove back to the hotel where I dropped Babyruth off and got to meet Ms. Sweetpea. She is also a wonderful person, and I wished she could have spent the afternoon with us but had a conference to attend to.

I had a really nice Saturday afternoon, and am glad that the board is back up to share it with all of you! Babyruth in real life is just as she is here – Kind, warm and funny!!!



Half a Babyruth

Weinermr

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 07:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yay Halfunit and Babyruth!

Juju2bigdog

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 07:22 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Headed home from Yellowstone, but no time to post or even read Bob's travelogue. Ack!!! Just hope the road trips thread doesn't get cut before I get home. Leaving Montana today.

Sawheel17

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 08:38 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yay, 1/2 and Babyruth!! The lists keeps growing.

Halfunit

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 08:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Lol Saw... the space for my profile pic keeps getting smaller as the list keeps growing!

Lucy

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 09:24 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Half and Babyruth, I'm so happy that you had such a great meeting over the weekend. Love the new profile pic, Half.

Urgrace

Monday, September 08, 2003 - 11:34 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Half, what a cool road trip. Also, I think I like the 'real' color of your hair as opposed to the redness in most of your profile pics!

Hope you and BR didn't flame me too much! LOL I knew you would get along famously. You both have great personalities and a wonderful sense of humor. Wah, I'm jealous that you had so much time to chat.