After arriving home from our Maine trip, we immediately left for Houston two days later to visit Nana, Nani, Dada and Dadi and celebrate Tanya Masi and Tricia Masi's birthday at Lake Conroe with the whole family! Arjun definitely loves going on boats and Krish definitely felt a little more cautious, especially with Nana's adventurous driving! Atul Masa, Tricia Masi, Tanya Masi and Daddy also went on the tube, while Nana, Nani, Dada, Shivani Masi and I hung out on the boat. Krish and Arjun really enjoyed swimming in the lake with Daddy and Atul Masa! Dadi stayed back on the marina so we missed her on the boat. She made friends with the staff, though, who were really impressed with her crocheting skills!
On our last full day in Maine, we made sure to see the Portland Head Light, Maine's oldest lighthouse, in Cape Elizabeth. It was an extremely cold and windy day, but we had a blast climbing all the huge stones along the coast nonetheless. Afterwards, Shaulnie recommended this awesome local bakery in south Portland called Scratch Baking Company. It was awesome! For lunch, we enjoyed fresh-made deli sandwiches and yummy baked goods such as brownies and tarts. It is definitely a "must-do" for any tourist visiting Cape Elizabeth and the Portland Head Light!
From Cape Elizabeth, we headed to York's Wild Kingdom in York, Maine to meet Krishna Kaki, Keshav and Vidya for a zoo and amusement park adventure en route to Boston! Unfortunately to Arjun's dismay, the amusement park was closed till the beginning of their summer season (July on the east coast). Nonetheless, under Keshav's guidance, the kids had a blast visiting with and feeding all the animals at the zoo! Thank you so much to Krishna Kaki for planning such awesome family outings for us while on our vacation! We all had an amazing time! Momma even got a chance to stop by the Stonewall Kitchen Campus Store to buy some specialty spreads in York before heading back to Boston!
Checking out the various primates! The kids learned so
much from Keshav and his love for animals!
Feeding the ducks!
These kids were not afraid to feed the goats!
Crocodile exhibit!
Checking out the primates again!
Arjun absolutely loved seeing the llamas and
they reminded him of his Llama Llama
bedtime story books! He even recited one
of the books to this llama here and told him,
"Hold on Mr. Llama, I'll go get my book from
home!"
First time paddle boating in the duck pond! The boys loved it!
On our third day in Maine, we visited a charming, little beach town called Kennebunkport. It is the summer home of President George H.W. Bush and Barbra Bush, and coincidentally, the town was celebrating Barbara Bush's 90th birthday while we there! Beach towns are our favorite spots to visit on vacation and remind us of our favorite beach town of all, Half Moon Bay. This time we had twice the fun since Krishna Kaki, Keshav and Vidya drove up from Boston to join us! Thankfully Boston and Maine are so close so we could get together with the Munshis easily. And thank you to Krishna Kaki for making the hour-and-a-half drive out two days in a row by herself with the kids!
The kids definitely enjoy each other's company and had such a great time playing on the beach together as usual. Although the water was 48 degrees at this time of year, that didn't stop them from splashing in the waves in addition to running around the beach and playing in the sand.
We also went into the cute, little town for lunch, yummy ice cream and souvenirs. While we were there, the kids got to enjoy a trolley ride around the town as well. We all had an amazing time, and this truly is our favorite way to vacation!
