Saturday Was Awesome!
Alarms went off at 4:00 AM so we could be on the road by 5:00 AM and on our way to CBD in Peabody, MA. (I learned that it is pronounced Pea-Biddy not Pea-Body.)
We arrived at 7:30 AM and there was barely room to park! What a place! What fun! The tables on both floors of the warehouse were full of books and a variety of other kinds of items sold by Christian Book Distributors. I got a good deal on some software, and a few other things. (Sorry Inge, I did not find the book you wanted.) We left at 1:00 PM. Since it was a beautiful afternoon, we decided to take the “scenic route” home.
Our first stop was Tendercrop Farm, a working farm, greenhouse, and produce market in Newbury, Massachusetts.
A highlight for the younger children was the llamas and Buffy the Buffalo.
I was intrigued by the black pussywillows. I had never seen that color.
Our next stop of signifance was Rye Harbor State Park in New Hampshire – to satisfy the children’s (and our) need to walk on a beach.
Hannah’s expression tells you the temperature of the water!
Everyone kept an eye on the sand for pretty shells or stones. We found a few of each.
Route 1A in New Hampshire thrilled us with many close-up views of the ocean.
We noticed dark clouds approaching from the west – and before long they were over us…
…and we felt the results.
We were amazed at how many people walked the beach in the rain. These seagulls amused us as they parted for this man. One of the children said it reminded them of the parting of the Red Sea!
The higher waves, as a result of the thunderstorm, brought out several surfers.
Daylight ended with a rainbow in Biddeford, Maine.
We turned what could have been a two-hour drive on I-95 into a six-hour, scenic tour of the coast! By the time we arrived in Brunswick, ME, and stopped to order pizza for supper, it was 7:00 PM!
Diane and I weren’t sure our husbands would have enjoyed so much starting and stopping! Truck and motorcoach drivers like to get from “Point A to Point B” as quickly as possible. We did enjoy keeping them updated on our excursion – by cell phone. Cerwin was in Pennsylvania – at the TFC shop working on the new chapel, and Mark was in Maryland – on his way home from taking a rowing team to Georgia.
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