Rockland has some special memories for many in our family. The last time we were there... okay, for a real visit... was with Grandma and Grandpa Nielsen. That was several years ago... when I was pregnant with Jeremy. But it also has special memories for my father and step-mother. So, with that i
n mind, I thought it might be fun to take Amber over there so she could see what her parents loved here in Maine.With the weather reports calling for so much rain, we planned the trip for yesterday... the one day we were suppose to have a break from rain. Of
course, we then had three days of beautiful weather (with some rain at night) p that night and we neededroceeding our day adventure. I forgot about the ferry that goes to the island from Rockland until we were just about there. Had I remembered sooner, we would have left really early so we could have gone over. As it was, the day was going to be just "sampling" since the girls had a dance practice to stop off for a Sam's run since we were going through.We still had a relatively nice time though... aside from Jeremy getting hurt and then just screaming and screaming because everything wasn't right any more. And then when he calmed down, Peter started i
n - he was just done with being in the van. (I didn't have my "magic" DVD players with me because I have no idea were the cases and plugs are right now... so much for unpacking!)We went to the lighthouse museum where we were able to see many miniature displays of lighthouses and ships. We also were able to see old ship wheels, old rescue rigs, the various different types of lights and bells. It was neat.. but I must admit we didn't really have time to "learn" much by read
ing the plaques... four little kids in tow... 6, 4, 3, and 18 months.... well, let's just say we enjoyed it but it was good not to push it too long.After that, we headed out to the breakwater light. You can walk along the breakwater (a huge stone wall for "breaking" the waves so the
other side is much calmer) all the way out to the lighthouse. The lighthouse itself is only open on the weekends, so although we walked out there, we didn't actually go into it. That's okay... that was when Jeremy got hurt.
See the breakwater is made up of these really large rocks. But there are "cracks" between them that you have to step over. They aren't too big, but large enough that a foot could slip in them at times. Well, as we got right to the lighthouse, Jeremy started watching everyone up on the balcony of the house. This is when he missed the "crack" and scraped up his leg. That hurt quite a bit. He, obviously, wanted to be carried back. But it was hard between the two boys. Amber helped for a while... but they are both rather heavy and it's a long walk to be carrying such big kids.Prior to that, though, we all enjoyed seeing and hear
ing the waves.. watching the boats and ships around... and the kids all walked out there by themselves... Jeremy even walked back a good part of it with his sore leg. Peter loved walking and would get mad when I'd tell him it was time to "catch up" which meant I had to carry him for a while again. But on the way back, he wanted to be carried.
Anyway, we had a nice little "taste" and we'd all love to go back and see much more some
day.
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