Weekend on the cape

Wow...what a weekend! Great to get a way for a nice, quiet couple of days in Cape Cod with our friends Peter and Christina. We had great weather, a great room and an especially great time!

Cape Cod was much more quaint and Martha's Vineyard much larger than imagined. Both were pretty quiet given the time of year, but still bustling enough to have more activity than Bar Harbor. We spend our time wandering the towns and stopping for a drink at different bars. After a few days away, I can't wait to get even more time away in Vegas with Dennis and Jeni! Work has been so overwhelming, I relish any time away to relax with a good book and a cup of tea -- or maybe the Olympics.

You fish now!

Last year ice fishing wasn't exactly high on my list of favorite activities. Sure, it was fun to huddle in Joe's homemade shanty and play card games while someone dangled a line into the ice, but I'm just not one for the cold--especially when you're spending your time sitting on your butt instead of moving around to keep warm. But thanks to tip-ups and a bonfire, ice fishing is definitely inching its way up on my list of favorite activities this winter. Not only do I stay reasonably warm, but we actually catch fish and get to hang out on the ice instead of underneath a gray tarp.

This weekend I spent the day shuffling around in my snow pants, stuffing my face with hot dogs and sunchips, and watching Joe fly by with Jeff on a snowmobile at a ridiculous speed. Ellie, Ollie and Raven were there as well providing some entertainment, although Ollie was the only one allowed to ride the snowmobile...spoiled little guy :)

A walk on the beach

This weekend Joe and I ventured out to Sand Beach for a short stroll. The weather seemed to be on our side until we reached the opposite end of the beach and the wind decided to pick up and slap us with bitterly cold air. I was able to snap some pictures, but unfortunately I was limited to one quick snap at a time before my fingers were frozen and had to go back into my pockets.

After our trip to the beach, we stayed in doors until the evening when we headed out to the BANFF in Ellsworth. I'd never heard much about the festival, but Joe suggested we check out Saturday night's selections. It was all really well done (even though I wasn't a fan of a few of the films' topics) and I was left to wonder how they were able to film shots of people climbing up -and falling off of- cliff faces without falling themselves. All in all, a fun night out on the town!