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Maine Trip Diary: Day 2…Let’s hit the lake!

August 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Our second day (first full day) began with me waking before anyone else. Anyone who knows me can tell you that is a miracle in itself, as I am soooo not a morning person.
I french pressed myself a mug of yummy Kopalani coffee (sniff…all gone now!) and quietly made my way down to the shore […]

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Tags: Camping · Maine · Life In General · travel · Family

Preparing For Maine, part III

July 5th, 2008 · No Comments

WooHooo!! Now that the 4th is over our Maine trip is closer than ever. I’ve started washing all the linens we are bringing, and tossing random items we’ll need into a box.
That’s actually one of my favorite vacation packing tips. Set aside a designated box for vacation items. As you are going through the house […]

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Tags: Maine · Camping · Vacation Planning · Blogging · travel · Life In General · Family

Our Family Trip: Ellsworth Maine Part II

June 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Today was, and is, my meal planning day. I don’t really plan each day out down the line, but rather, I figure out a general plan for the week and gather the ingredients that I’ll need.
On vacations like these where I don’t have access to my own kitchen, I like to try to overlap as […]

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Tags: Maine · Camping · Vacation Planning · travel · Vegetarian/Vegan · Family

Our Family Trip, Part 1

June 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

This summer our big family trip will be to Ellsworth, Maine for one week in July. I’m really excited because we are going back to the same lake that my parent’s took my sister and I every summer of my childhood. While the cabins we used to stay at are gone, my parent’s actually found […]

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Tags: Camping · Maine · Vacation Planning · travel · Family