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Christmas Morning

By Leslie Parks - Wednesday, December 25, 2019
I always knew this day would come. Christmas morning with a missing member.  Inevitable that they grow and fly, building their nest elsewhere. Mentally I was prepared. It wasn't a surprise and yet Christmas morning there was a piece missing. He was in Maine, (l'aute cote), the other coast. 3200 hundred miles away Since we had spent a week with him, moving him...

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Maine: Acadia and Southwest Harbor

By Leslie Parks - Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Mount Desert Island is one of many islands off the coast of Maine that has a few towns on it. Probably the most well known is Bar Harbor due to its size and proximity to Acadia National Park. I can see the draw it has during the summer months, quaint fishing towns, cute shops, good food and incredible landscapes. Since it was off...

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Maine: Owls Head and Rockland Lighthouse

By Leslie Parks - Monday, December 16, 2019
So we had until 4 pm before Job needed to check into the station and report for duty. That gave us time to check out a couple of light houses along the way.  There are over 60 along the coast of Maine.  We chose two to see.  Owls Head being on of them. Leaving Highway 1, we made our way along a back...

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Checking In

By Leslie Parks - Monday, December 16, 2019
We checked into our condo, unloading all this guy's gear and there was plenty of it. Quickly we chose rooms and set up home base and then he put on his nice dress blues. He looks so sharp. I am so very proud of him. Then it was time. We piled into our rental to drive the five miles to the station.I couldn't...

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Boston

By Leslie Parks - Sunday, December 15, 2019
For a city, I think Boston was my favorite.  Admittedly it wasn't as easy to get to and we ended up having to drive into the city instead of staying outside and taking the public transportation but we were able to park at a garage right at the starting point of the Freedom Trail. Since we were in Boston in the middle of...

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New York City Part 2

By Leslie Parks - Saturday, December 14, 2019
We made our way towards Battery Park but once we reached South Cove Park, we realized that we weren't going to get a good view of the Statue of Liberty.  She was barely viewable through the fog but the buildings of across the water was moody and dark. There were other things we had wanted to see and so decided to make our...

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