Sunday, July 18,2010

Today we decided to get an early start. We had banana bread and chocolate chip bread for breakfast. We headed west on Rt. 112 through White Mountains National Forest. Once we started up the mountain, there was a sign that said "No gas next 32 miles." We were low on gas (even though Kathy knew we had more then enough) so grandma started freaking out. Grandpa told Kathy that she was going to walk to get the gas. We went to Loon Mountain. We took the gondola to the top of the mountain. The view was breath taking. At the summit there was a treasure hunt to find Loon Gold. We followed the clues and it led us to the Glacial Caves. They really weren't caves they were crevices the kids crawled and squeezed through but they had a lot of fun. Tired we rode the gondola back down. We had lunch at Loon Mountain.

Next we headed to Lincoln, New Hampshire to Clark's Trading Post. First we rode the train into Wolfman Country. Grandma thought the Wolfman would of made a great husband for Kathy and was gonna throw her overboard. Then we went to see the Chinese Acrobat Circus. There were 6 guys and 2 girls. The 6 guys climbed poles, did flips and tumbled through hoops. One girl was a contortionist who could put her butt on her head!! The other girl was a balance expert. She could balance 9 wine glasses, two trays and 16 little (lit) candles & 1 big candle on her nose while standing on a ladder on top of a rocking platform while waving two streamers!!! Holy cow! Next we saw The Bear Show. There were 4 bears that performed. They played bearsketball, swang on a swing, rode a scooter, and jumped on barrels all for ice cream. Todays trivia question is...bears in the wild live to be about 4-6 years old. But these bears are very well taken care of. How old was the bear that lived the longest?

Next we walked down and looked at the museums. Kathy, Mikayla, and Nicholas went on Merlin's Mystical House. Next Kathy, Zachary, and grandpa went on the bumper blaster boats. Mikayla and Nicholas were ready to squirt them from outside...but unknown to them Kathy told everyone in the line to shoot water at them. DUN DUN DUNNNNNNN. By the end of the ride they were as wet as the riders were. Finally Kathy, Nicholas, and Zachary drove the segways.

We headed back across the National Forest to our campsite. We had ham and beans for supper. While grandma and grandpa took a walk Kathy and Mikayla worked on the blog (not sure where the boys are). Now the plan is to have a campfire and head to bed for another busy day tomorrow. See you tomorrow!