Maine Part II: Peaks Island

After lunch, we took the ferry from Portland over to Peaks Island to enjoy the rugged Maine coastline. We walked around the island then headed back to town for more fantastic seafood. Lobster is awesome.

Walk on ferries! Why doesn't every city have these?

Eric+beer=happy

Rock beaches!

Autumn+salty air=happy

Tide pools too! Could this place get better? And/Or more like Washington?

Only snails in the tidepools. No starfish or crabs or anything.

So much fun in Maine!

Maine

Checked off state number two for the day! Welcome to Maine....Vacationland.

No I wasn't kidding...Maine State Motto:  Vacationland!

Victoria Mansion in Portland, ME

Portland waterfront

Lobster roll, you are my new best friend!

Lobster boats and the wharfs.

I choose flag two!

Whoopie Pie! So called, because the Amish supposedly exclaim "Whoopie!" when they get one in their lunch pail.

We did not try this "delicacy"!

New Hampshire

Today we checked New Hampshire off our list of states to visit! It was chock full of tax-free liquor/lottery stores. Awesome!

Prepare to "Live free or die"!!!!!! (next right)

April Wedding

Today we attended a friend's wedding with the Borderopoli!

National Harbor & Peeps!

After the botanical garden, we drove down to National Harbor to check out the new Peeps store. Yes, Peeps, the world's worst Easter candy has its very own store in Maryland, so we had to see it for ourselves. There was Peep-art, Peep-clothes, Peep-hedges, really just about Peep-anything. Basically pure Peep-insanity!

Although, I do have to admit that I liked the chocolate-covered Peeps that we found there!

National Harbor, MD

Autumn and the Washington State Flag.

Peeps!

US National Botanical Garden

This weekend we visited the US National Botanical Garden. The weather was beautiful, and the flowers were in full bloom. First stop, Asian Gardens:

 Entrance to the garden.

Tiny trees that look like giant trees! GENIUS!

What will the Japanese think of next?

So sunny and nice!

Tulips! Like home!

The azaleas were spectacular.

And of course...Autumn found a cactus!

Fallingwater and the Camping Adventure....

We recently found out that in the wilds of western Pennsylvania stands one of the most famous homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.  It is owned by the Western PA Conservancy, and is now a museum!!  Armed with this knowledge, a tent and a vague idea of where to go we were off to witness this spectacular architectural masterpiece for ourselves!!  It was a fun weekend in the woods.

Fallingwater in all its splendor.  How awesome is this house

Everyone needs a little staircase to the creek from the living room, no?

Us with Fallingwater and some other guy.

 Our (bleak) little camp sight in the (Blair Witch) woods....

Eric setting up camp...yes we are camping cheaters with an air bed...why suffer??

 The lovely river, as viewed from Ohiopyle, PA.

 Pretty sure I saw a Blair Witch running around...any missing teeth anyone??

Tent view at dawn...it was a lovely little trip!

I'd also like to point out that I noticed no one (but me) voting for a cactus hunt in our poll...you know it would be great!!!  :)