Our first day in Ogunquit
After the drive to Ogunquit from Ottawa yesterday, we all slept great last night. The beds were comfortable and we were all tired. So it was a lazy morning. Norm and I went out this morning walking around the neighbourhood which is about a mile from the Main Street of Ogunquit. It is a bit too far to walk to the main tourist drag - Highway 1, as a portion of the roadway - Berwick St, has no sidewalks and no extra pavement to walk and ditches with no spot to get around. Then suddenly as one gets closer to downtown a sidewalk appears. Norm spotted some birds on our street and they were Tufted Titmice in a group foraging around trees and they responded to my phishing.
With the kids and babies still sleeping, Norm and I then got into the van to drive around and find that ocean and beach. We did find a wonderful beach but since we absconded with the van without telling the kids we did not want to be gone long. We drove around and tried to figure out where the other end of the beach was. We then turned around on Highway 1 before the I95 turnpike and came back and everybody was up.
In the afternoon we went to Moore Beach and enjoyed the water and surf, the building of mud castles, looking for the perfect shells and exploring. The beach is lovely with dry sand at the dry end and hard packed sand right at the shore. The water is clear and cold! The tide was going out so all kinds of crustaceans were left behind in the sand water. Avery collected an assortment of shells and rocks and stuff. The day was hot but very comfortable when we were there. After 6 pm, the wind suddenly turned a bit cool. It is the end of August after all. It was still very comfortable but the wind got a bit brisk and it was just enough to get chilled. We wrapped up Cal in a muslin blanket and he was toasty warm. When Avery came in from the water she was cold and once she was in dry clothes she was fine.
I thought of my birding friend Kathy from Massachusetts this evening and I had no idea where exactly she lived in that state. I emailed Kathy that I was here and she replied and offered to come up to bird and I said yes and since we usually bird all day and are tired, I suggested to come and spend the night, we had extra beds. We agreed that Thursday would be a birding day. Norm and the kids were fine with the plan. So nowI had to look around and see where the birding spots were. Turns out there were several interesting spots besides the beach and the Marginal Way rockery coast. The plan for Thursday was set.
After the beach, we decided to have a seafood supper. We were at the coast. Generally we ate out at either lunch or supper. It was a once a day choice. We had a great supper from Mike's Seafood restaurant in Wells. We got take-out as we were all so tired and salt/sand/sunscreen-covered. We all ordered Jumbo Lobster Rolls and fries, except for one who ordered haddock and chips. There was 7.5 ounces of lobster in each with an artisan bun and no condiments with it. Just lobster. Avery ate her lobster and she liked it. So on this note, I end this very excellent day! The little kiddies have had their baths and are asleep, I have showered and Jason and Norm are working on a 500 piece puzzle.
Ashley is still organizing stuff and has put in a load in the laundry. I cleaned up the kitchen. So we will chill soon. Did I mention we ladies had splash at supper. The guys are sticking to their many beer choices in the fridge.
After the drive to Ogunquit from Ottawa yesterday, we all slept great last night. The beds were comfortable and we were all tired. So it was a lazy morning. Norm and I went out this morning walking around the neighbourhood which is about a mile from the Main Street of Ogunquit. It is a bit too far to walk to the main tourist drag - Highway 1, as a portion of the roadway - Berwick St, has no sidewalks and no extra pavement to walk and ditches with no spot to get around. Then suddenly as one gets closer to downtown a sidewalk appears. Norm spotted some birds on our street and they were Tufted Titmice in a group foraging around trees and they responded to my phishing.
With the kids and babies still sleeping, Norm and I then got into the van to drive around and find that ocean and beach. We did find a wonderful beach but since we absconded with the van without telling the kids we did not want to be gone long. We drove around and tried to figure out where the other end of the beach was. We then turned around on Highway 1 before the I95 turnpike and came back and everybody was up.
I thought of my birding friend Kathy from Massachusetts this evening and I had no idea where exactly she lived in that state. I emailed Kathy that I was here and she replied and offered to come up to bird and I said yes and since we usually bird all day and are tired, I suggested to come and spend the night, we had extra beds. We agreed that Thursday would be a birding day. Norm and the kids were fine with the plan. So nowI had to look around and see where the birding spots were. Turns out there were several interesting spots besides the beach and the Marginal Way rockery coast. The plan for Thursday was set.
After the beach, we decided to have a seafood supper. We were at the coast. Generally we ate out at either lunch or supper. It was a once a day choice. We had a great supper from Mike's Seafood restaurant in Wells. We got take-out as we were all so tired and salt/sand/sunscreen-covered. We all ordered Jumbo Lobster Rolls and fries, except for one who ordered haddock and chips. There was 7.5 ounces of lobster in each with an artisan bun and no condiments with it. Just lobster. Avery ate her lobster and she liked it. So on this note, I end this very excellent day! The little kiddies have had their baths and are asleep, I have showered and Jason and Norm are working on a 500 piece puzzle.
Ashley is still organizing stuff and has put in a load in the laundry. I cleaned up the kitchen. So we will chill soon. Did I mention we ladies had splash at supper. The guys are sticking to their many beer choices in the fridge.
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