Road trip!

We're back! Momma and Poppa took us to see the real ocean and a way huge beach. Wow, was that ever cool! We did real camping there for 4 days. We went to a beach near Old Orchard, Maine. Both of us were so excited when we got to the beach the first evening that we couldn't stop jumping in the waves when we saw the water. It was kind of cold but so what! After supper Poppa made a fire and we had marshmellows. The next day Mateo went for a long walk with Momma along the beach looking for seashells. We had a picnic lunch there and then went back to the campground when Mikah woke up from his nap. There are 3 heated pools at the campground and we wanted to check those out too.

On Friday we went to the beach again and this time we set up closer to the rocks. Poppa took me exploring by the rocks. We only found snails but it sure was fun. As the tide was going out Poppa noticed a sandbar becoming visible way out in the water and said we could probably walk there through the water. I had to hold his hand tightly because the current was so strong it kept pulling us out. We finally made it to the sandbar. It was so neat! We were way out from the beach like on an island and no one else was there, except 1 kid who followed us and some guy who had the same idea as Poppa and got there first because he was exploring alone. Then a few people spotted us and came out too, so Poppa decided to hop over to the next sandbar. More strong currents but when we got there, wow, I was so excited! There were pools of water in the sand and I jumped from one to the next. We found a tiny crab that I put in my bucket and then I spotted a clam that hadn't dug in yet. It was huge and squirted me when I picked it up. I put it in the bucket to show Mikah and Momma. After a while more and more people walked out to where we were. Since we had been gone quite some time we decided to head back to our spot on the beach. It was getting cloudy so we went back to our camp and Momma took Mikah and me to the pool again. Poppa came too after his liquid refreshment.

That night we went to eat at the pier in Old Orchard. What a crazy place! So many people. I got to have cotton candy as a treat and then an ice cream cone for desert! The next day Momma and Poppa started packing up because we had to go home again. Mikah and I played with William, our new friend who was
from Québec, whom we had met already two days ago. The drive back was long but apparently we were very well behaved. I hope that means we can go again sometime soon!