Nice Eyes..... Nice Ears

Sunday morning started with Elle and I waking up while Mommy was out for an early morning walk. It was a beautiful morning and J took advantage of it. The area we're in is very walkable and not traveled by many cars. The homes in the area are gorgeous.

While J was out walking/exploring she brought her new toy... her camera.
She took some great shots. I've included one here of this old washed up ship.... Looks Like Gilligan and the crew may have used it long ago.



All of us headed out early to take a 45 minute cruise of the Thimble Islands. A collection of natural and man made islands that now house amazing mansions and homes. We had wonderful weather for the cruise and picture taking! Some of these homes were incredible. We saw one that had 25 solar panels and on the island was a basketball and tennis court..... Must be nice to own an island. Elle noticed the cruise boat had treasure maps for sale and since Eagle Eye Elle is a treasure hunter she had to have one.



After the cruise we strolled the harbor area and picked up a snack of baked goods an sat to take a break. There we plotted our course onto the Potato & Corn Festival. An annual festival the town puts on. I appreciate that it's local and found it more enjoyable than just a festival or carnival. This had local meaning and that's special. We were each given a free baked potato or roasted piece of corn-on-the-cob. I got the corn..... man it was good!

https://www.nbrecreation.com/potato/index.html



While we ate our potato's and corn Johanna took Elle to have her face painted. One of Ellie's favorite thing's to do! We should hire a face painter to baby sit her. She got the tiara design. Next was the kiddie rides and prizes. Elle rode a few rides and won a magic wand. She and I then took a whirl on the carousel. She picked the white horse with pink & purple designs (her favorite colors).



After that we met up with Nancy and Maurie and we checked out the craft vendors. Elle & I got bored so we got some ice cream and watched some Kettle Corn get pop. The whole festival was great but it was nearing noon and we needed to head home for a break.

At the house Elle took a break with Grampa and watched some TV... she was tired. J & I took a spin in our quiet neighborhood on our bikes that we brought with us. AWESOME! We are hooked on the whole bike thing. We rode all over the area which is quite a bit but the best way to see it is on bike.

We got back to the house to get cleaned up for dinner to go to a local seafood restaurant in a harbor just down the road. It was a lovely dinner where we all got seafood.... Elle with her clam chowder and amazingly got grilled salmon! I wish I got it... on man it was good! o dessert there instead we went to down to main street to check out the live music on the green and get some local ice cream at Ashley's. 2 blocks down is a Ben & Jerry's... C'mon! It's vacation you get the local stuff Baby! J got the lemon soft serve.... she loved it.

Across the street on the green we set up to listen to 2 guys play acoustic guitars cover popular tunes. It was relaxing and a fun way to enjoy ice cream. As soon as Elle wolfed down her chocolate ice cream she got up and started to dance. She soon ran over to a brother & sister and played with them. Our little girl used to be so shy... now... forget it. She takes after Mom and I love it!

We had a full day filled with lots of local fun!