North New Portland

hedgehog mushrooms (we also found chanterelles, lobsters and oyster mushrooms)

I finally made it to a Marden's (discount store in an old Walmart building)

Adam's dad's finished house

On a ride with Adam's dad

Adam and his dad

We spent 4 days up in North New Portland with Adam's dad and his wife Donna.  Their house wasn't built 2 years ago when I last visited so it was exciting to get to stay in the house (with running water).  Last time we stayed in a tent- which was fun too.  The house looks amazing and Harry did a lot of the work himself.  We went for some good short hikes and I went for a motorcycle ride.  I fell in love with his 10 chickens (still  young) and can't wait to get some chickens of our own someday!

Hiking up Pleasant Mountain

The house Adam's mom grew up in

Adam's mom and I hiked up Pleasant Mountain- near her childhood home.  It was a beautiful day and the view was great!

Lobster Bake for Temma's Birthday!

Peak's Island Lobster Shack

lobster going for his "last ride" on the golf cart

the day started out kind of rainy but it cleared by the evening

Abe has some great dance moves

Lobster was super cheap this summer (as low as $3 a pound!) so we ate a bunch of lobster when we first arrived.  I'm so so so happy that my shellfish allergy disappeared, because this was the first time I've been able to actually eat lobster in Maine!  We had a lobster bake on the back shore of Peaks for Adam's sister's birthday which was a lot of fun.  I didn't truly understand the benefits of cooking and eating whole lobsters outside on the beach until I found myself actually tearing apart a lobster (which is pretty messy- and delicious!).