Definition of ADVENTURE
1a : an undertaking usually involving danger and unknown risks
1b : the encountering of risks
2: an exciting or remarkable experience
3: an enterprise involving financial risk
Indiana Jones comes to mind right now. The week has been awesome! With the start of the week, I shared how peaceful it is around our cabin, and that remains. The past two days we've had rain, and OH WHAT A BLESSING to be able to see, feel, smell rain on the leaves, grass, my face.. its awesome! (can't smell the rain on my face, but you get my point)
We have found our way to numerous points of interest and learned so much. We've hiked (it was a walk, that became a hike - dang #21!) within the Acadia National Park, we were able to see the amazing work done to preserve the very impressive forest and vistas, the carriage roads created to limit destruction through out, the leaves which have begun to turn this week, the wild life (squirrels...lots..), and the ponds/lakes. Jordan Pond popovers were yummy! We've visited Fort Knox and the Penobscot Narrows Observatory which has an awesome few 420 ft up in the air! Yes, there was an elevator. We drove into Camden, and walked atop Mount Battie. We've watched the sunrise atop Cadillac mountain. We've hopped a boat and toured around several lighthouses on the coast. We've walked through the Asticou Azalea Gardens. We've...shopped, we've made new friends, and we've enjoyed a few lobsters (Lob-stah)! If we are 'friends' on Facebook, you've now seen each of my lobsters..oh yum..
This trip has been awesome! Awesome is really the word I'm struck and stuck with, because there is so much more happening than simply a trip to celebrate our HoneyVersaryCation (trust me, M-W.com wont find that word for ya). In a nutshell, this Adventure has been awesome because of the risk we've taken, chosen or not; the remarkable experiences we continue to be presented with, both planned and unplanned; and the people we are guided to meet and learn from, either expected or unexpected.
So much awesomeness going on right now, that it will require another blog, on another day, with another breath of fresh air. The school bus just drove by for the neighborhood kids, and I have double vision...it must be time to watch the rain, and get my 2nd cup of coffee.
