by Jen Martin | Nov 15, 2017 | National Parks, Travel Log
Our good friends who have also done a good amount of road-tripping, the Ingrams, told us we just HAD to hike the Beehive Trail in Acadia. The ranger at the information desk took one glance at us and declared, “That trail isn’t for kids.” (Sometimes...
by Jen Martin | Nov 12, 2017 | Gear, International, National Parks, Roadschooling, Technology, Travel Log
Sunday we decided to take a day trip to Canada. My desire was to hit Lubec, Maine, the eastern most point of the U.S., and also to see Campobello International Park, FDR’s summer home. Billy’s desire was to test out the internet in Canada with our new...
by Jen Martin | Nov 3, 2017 | National Parks, Travel Log
Saturday morning greeted us in typical Maine fashion. We were thrilled to only have to drive for an hour! Such a short drive! What could go wrong? Haaaaaahahahahaha. I didn’t get a picture during the fiasco, but shortly before pulling off we realized that the...
by Jen Martin | Nov 1, 2017 | Gear, Mis' Hap (Our Bus), National Parks, Travel Log
We’d like to interrupt our regular programming and give a shout out to the zip tie. We’d like to thank the person who invented them. And maybe hug them for a little while. Up the coast we drove, looking for moose all along the way. About an hour from our...
by Jen Martin | Oct 30, 2017 | National Parks, Roadschooling, Travel Log
The Martins love Maine. Well technically Carrington hasn’t weighed in yet, but we feel good about speaking for her on this one 🙂 There were some rainy days in the forecast, so the kids and I set out to do some indoors-ish exploring. With a storm approaching, we...
by Jen Martin | Oct 29, 2017 | National Parks, Roadschooling, Travel Log, Wildlife Encounters
Tuesday marked the first day of public school for the kids’ friends back home. Our little Martin Academy is light these days as far as book work goes, but thankfully that’s not the only way to learn 😉 We biked up to Acadia National Park to spend some time...
