Weekend Getaway

Last weekend we took a little trip to visit John's aunt, uncle, and cousins in New Hampshire. We had a wonderful time of rest, fellowship, and fun.

Our journey began early Friday morning with a four hour bus ride to Boston. The bus was fantastic! It had power outlets and free wi-fi! I watched the scenery and John watched the stock market on his laptop. The best part about it all was that the bus ride only cost $15!


Once we arrived in Boston, we hopped on a second bus to Dover, New Hampshire. Again, we had free wi-fi and power outlets for just $15! John's uncle picked us up in Dover and drove us to Wolfeboro, near Lake Winnepesaukee, the same lake featured in the film What About Bob.

After arriving at John's uncle's house. We did a little sailing.

Just kidding. That's what Bob did. We didn't sail, but we did go for a boat ride.

It was a beautiful afternoon. The water was like glass.


This is Mitt Romney's summer home. He was having a party of some sort.
As we ventured farther out on the lake, the water got very choppy.
As the boat bobbed in the waves, we got soaked!
I took refuge under a towel.

The water level is unusually high right now. In order to get back to the boat slip, we had to go under this bridge.
We all had to duck, because there wasn't very much clearance.
We arrived back safe and sound, but thoroughly wet. We spent the rest of the evening eating dinner and playing card games with John's aunt, uncle, and cousins.

The next morning, we took a hike after breakfast. This is John and one of his cousins.

We hiked to the edge of this cliff! It was a little scary, but the view was incredible.
This just takes my breath away. Living in New York, I don't get to see sights like this very often!
John found a hiking stick...which doubles as a weapon. It's rumored that bobcats roam the area.
John kept me safe from the bobcats.
On our way back down, John's cousins and I stopped to pick blueberries.
The blueberries were quite small and very sweet. Delicious!
Later that afternoon, we stopped by the town Hospital Fair. It was kind of like a flea market. Proceeds benefit the renovation of the town hospital.
We took another boat ride before dinner.
Afterwards, we walked through town.

On Saturday evening, we celebrated the birthday of John's cousin, Linda. We had a barbecue and ate blueberry cobbler.

Sunday morning, we attended the chapel service of a nearby Christian camp. Then, John's uncle drove us back to New York. It was a quick, but lovely trip. We were so blessed by the very generous hospitality of John's relatives.