Not so Great Maine Vacation :(

As most of you know, Mark & I don't get away very often. We hope for a long weekend once a year. I love the ocean and Mark loves to eat lobster. It's been years since we've gone to the ocean. So I planned a camping trip to Maine  and told the K's they could each bring a friend. This required us to rent 2 campsite & drive both the car & the truck.Mark thought it was an insane idea, and that 6 teenage girls was surly a recipe for drama & disaster.

Well, K3's friend decided the week before she wasn't going. K3 was disappointed but loves to camp so it was OK. The four hour drive went really well & K1 drove my car the whole way. She did a really good job, even in four lanes of traffic.

Thursday- We arrived around 2.We had a tent setting up competition & the teenagers won. It was a cloudy overcast day so we took the trolley to the ocean. The tide was in so we just watched the waves for a little while then went back to camp.We made burgers & dogs, and then we went & played mini golf.

Friday- The plan (I am a big planner, and had the whole weekend mapped out) was to go to the Kittery outlets,and take the girls out to lunch. Then drive home on 1A along the ocean stopping at York beach & spending the afternoon if it warmed up enough.When we got back we were going to get pizza for the girls , while Mark & I went to have an ocean side dinner.

K3 woke up saying she didn't feel well. I thought she had a small upset tummy- no big deal.We got to Kittery & K3 got sick, so Mark & I turned around & went back to camp, while the girls shopped the outlets. When they came back we picked up pizza.By late afternoon K3 was feeling a little better, so we went to Wells beach & walked along the ocean for about 1/2 hour until she wanted to go back.

By dinner time she felt awful :(  Mark & the teenagers decided to go out to dinner. They came back 1/2 later saying everything was over an hour wait. Now it had started to rain. The teenagers went to McDonalds.When they came back it was pouring. Both tents were leaking & our tent (which is 20 years old) had water over the entire bottom. Our clothes were wet, but at least we had air mattresses so the beds weren't too bad. except K1 who woke up soaked because apparently she had a drip over her bed.Mark went to bed dreading the morning. He figured he would have 6 wet & unhappy campers. Well, he was wrong, no one complained, the girls all got along great,and no drama.

Saturday - The plan was to go to Old Orchard beach. Poor K3 was seriously sick, weak , and wanted to go home. I was worried she was going to end up having to go to the hospital, so we packed up & left a day early. Everyone was so disappointed. It was a beautiful day. No one got to swim in the ocean,and we never went out to eat, so no lobster for Mark.

We had to stop a few time because K3 thought she was going to be sick, We got home around 5. I called the Dr. and she said K3 was border line of needing to take her to the ER. We decided if she was dizzy or got sick one more time I would bring her in for fluids. Thankfully, she made it through the night. She was a little better yesterday & still not herself today.

My long awaited vacation did not go as planned., but I am so proud of all the girls and hope to take them again sometime. They were all sweet,thankful, and lots of fun to be around.

P.S. Big Thanks to the Crawford Family for taking care of all our animals!