As this pandemic drags on we are trying hard to find a balance between being safe (keeping others and ourselves safe) and still enjoying life, just in a different way. Thanks to the Samoset having a special deal for healthcare workers, we headed their way for a night. It was actually really bizarre to pack to go away for a night as the last time we packed for anywhere it was the beginning of March!
Thankfully, there weren't many people around and it was pretty easy to keep our distance and enjoy the outdoors. These kids are all so great, no matter where we drag them they are always making up games and enjoying their time together. We started the day at Birch Point State Park (while the dads golfed) where they spent the afternoon designing towns and having a boat building competition. They spent time at the pool, on the tennis court, played lots of Stratego, Magic, and chess with an enormous lawn chess set. While the grown-ups were making PB&Js for lunch they created a pandemic tag type game on an open part fo the lawn. I don't remember the exact details, but it was very specific about infectivity, self protection methods, and other things most kids probably wouldn't bother with;) They also tolerated an evening stroll out on the breakwater which is further than it looks which made the walk back in the dark a bit harrowing, but everyone made it!
The next day we had a bit of time to explore downtown Rockland and stumbled upon the Center for Maine Contemporary Art. We had the place to ourselves and were able to wander around and explore different media of contemporary art as well as work on interpretation. It was super neat and a great space, we will certainly be back!
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