Our trip North.

As quick on a "let's go" as we are, we decided to take a mini trip North. We've heard that the foliage is simply spectacular in New Hampshire, Maine and even more north, like Ontario and New Brunswick, Canada. And that is why we are on the road.
We left on Thursday, around noon, after packing as fast as we could and juicing those pears that had fallen off the tree. They would go bad by the time we get home, plus we are now sure when exactly we're coming back.
The drive to New Hampshire was around 5 hours with two short bathroom breaks. We spent a night at our friends' that we haven't seen for over two years, and then headed more north in the morning.
Today we covered one third of the coastal Maine and are staying overnight at a motel. Unfortunately, the ferry to Nova Scotia stopped running for the season, so we'll have to drive a different route. But that's OK. We are known for coming up with spontaneous ideas and changing plans on the spot.
Today's highlight was our lunch. The thing is that we do not eat sea food, except for fish. Mirek called all that kinds of food "sea bugs" and we got used to skipping the appetisers and entrees with any type of sea food in them. But today we not only surprised the girls but even surprised ourselves.We thought that being in Maine it was a must to taste a lobster. So, we had a "sea bug-lobster" lunch at the "Taste of Maine" restaurant.

How did we like? Hmmm... let me see. Leona was saying, "Oh, Mommy, it is good, but not SO good", with an emphasis on the "so". Ivana had fun cracking the claws but was very careful taking mini bites, not sure whether to take it with butter or if squeezing some lemon on it would improve the taste. Milana, with her appetite and great sense of adventure in trying new things simply licked it a bit and refused to even take a tiny bite. I got turned off by the sight of the green liver that is supposedly a cherished part by the true lobster lovers. Mirek simply got reminded that he does NOT eat the "sea bugs" because they smell of the low tide!
And that was how we liked the lobster. But, we were able to agree that if there was nothing else to eat but the lobsters, we would not starve to death, we'd eat them. Off to New Brunswick tomorrow...