We met the Sytsemas from Mt. Pleasant, MI, (Don, Lisa, Kyle, Ryan, and Brady) and the Morrises from Wantage, NJ, (Jon, Sharon, Kate, and Jon-boy) last Saturday. Boy is it good to see family! We have had so much fun with these 9 people exploring Mt. Desert Island and Acadia National Park.
We have sailed in the only fjord in North American and to an island for exploring, biked, and watched three of the kids jump off the boat into the 68 degree water. (They weren't in too long.) The meals have been terrific and the companionship outstanding. All the kids get along so well that it's fun to see them together. The funniest meal was when Lisa and Sharon cooked the live lobster and actually had to handle them. We should have video taped the action in the kitchen.
The activity that we all liked the best was the Whale Watching Cruise. We picked a perfect day for it. The winds were so light that the ocean was actually "flat." We had to be reminded that we were in the ocean. There were about 25 or 30 sightings of whales (sometimes the same whale in a different location.) We saw and heard them spout water from their blow-holes, dive and lift their tails out of the water, one flipped on her side and had a flipper out of the water, and one actually jumped all the way up and out of the water. The last whale we saw actually slapped her tail four times as though she was saying good-bye. It was absolutely amazing!
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