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Our visit to the coast of Maine

Monday, September 5, 2011

As kids, we spent at least two weeks at the seaside every summer. Romania has a beautiful coastline, and we always had a blast being there on vacation.

I remember waking up early, eating in the garden, then marching down to the beach, our towels and beach-toys trailing behind us. We would return in the late afternoon, our skin still hot from the sun, and smelling like salt-water. Magical wouldn't you agree?

To me, no vacation is complete without a stop at a beach. I love the smell of the sea, the feeling of your toes digging into the sand. Since we spend a few days in Boston back in July we decided to stop by Ogunquit for a few days before heading back to Montreal. And it was a great few days. The weather was incredible, and it felt good to just lie in the sun, finish a book and listen to A. giggling while playing in the sand. The only drawback really was the freezing cold water, and by freezing, I really do mean, teeth cchattering, lips turning blue, feet feeling numb kind of cold. What else can you call a water-temperature of 54 Fahrenheit (that's 12 Celsius)?
Here's a few shots of our time spent there.




On another note, my cardi is almost finished...I am actually meeting the (extended) deadline!!!

5 comments :

  1. For me is the same Monica: no vacation is complete without some days at the beach. In fact our childhood experiences are very strong. I also used to spend the Summer at the beach, near our home.

    Great post!

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  2. Such a sweet memory from your childhood, and lovely photos :-)

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  3. So lovely... I do love the coast up there, but the ocean is SO COLD as you mentioned. Definitely not what I think of as "beach" being from Brazil. :)

    Btw, found your blog through another blog!

    Lina
    photoknitdog.com

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  4. We dream of seeing Maine one day. We feel like we have seen so much abroad but so little in our "own backyard!"

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  5. Tina, that's one of the reasons we decided to explore our own "back-yard". But your recent trips make me totally jealous!

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