Kids went off on their own to trick-or-treat with their friends after school today. I came home after dropping them off and turned on my kindle to read but then fell asleep within minutes. It was my kind of Halloween, the most relaxing kind…;)

So we got on the boat, and I was  excited at the prospect of  seeing beautiful whales jumping all around the boat on this gorgeous summer day…. But then the captain kept making announcements warning us about the high swell of the ocean this morning, being very rough due to the rain we got yesterday, blah blah blah. Hmmm. I’ll be okay, I thought. I mean, we all took dramamine… Then all of the sudden, Andrew sprung up saying he’s not feeling this boat ride and took Shane off the boat with him before I had the chance to think. A perfect excuse to go golfing, we all thought and knew. So it was just Chloe and me with two of our friends. Turned out, we were the fools.

As soon as the boat took off, we felt the strong cold wind shooting at us and I felt like we were all going to be blown away if we stayed on the outside deck. So we tumbled our way in, holding on to rails and anyone whoever reached out to give us their hands so we could hold on to our dear lives and go inside of the boat.

About 5 mins in, I got seasick. Chloe got seasick and my friends did too. No one spoke to each other and we kept our head down and shut our eyes hoping it will end soon. 30 mins or so later, Chloe asked me how much long the boat ride is going to be and I didn’t have the heart to tell her that we have about at least 4 more hours of this awful ride… Oh Dear God, help us.

5 hours later, we didn’t see any whales nor did we bothered to look outside the entire ride. These pictures were taken when we got close to the land by Chloe. In the throes of seasickness, all I could think about was how I felt so bad and sorry I did this to my Chloe…for my another “stupid” idea. She didn’t get mad at me though and this amazing girl even tried to take care of me towards the end by trying to warm me up. Though she also got seasick, I barf* much more than her. (Which by the way, ended my lobster streak)
I mean there were people vomiting left and right, front and back. I once read, “People who don’t get seasick have no idea what it’s like. It’s not just nausea, It’s nausea plus losing the will to live. ” That’s all I gotta to say to that.

@ a local pub

Chloe’s lobster roll (is this her 4th one this trip?) & my lobster salad

It’s raining today but that doesn’t stop us from exploring Acadia national park on bikes.

Take 1

Take 2

Take 3

Take 4. Finally.

My lobster omelet, so sooo good!

My lobster poke bowl. De. Li. Cious ! !

We are finally here in Bar Harbor where we’ll spend next 5 days with our friends.

Dinner @ La Bella Vita

Kids and parents play date. The best kind. 🙂 Thank you Chung family for having us over for delicious ribs and pool time!

Chloe’s had a fantastic time at the camp and these are her lovely cabin mates. It’s great to see them forming true friendship as they get to see each other and spend time together every year.

Shane also had a great time and he hardly had any voice left to talk.
Praise God for their great time and so thankful for all the volunteers at PFC!