Hiking in Acadia!

We got to explore Acadia yesterday.....We did Jordan Pond and Cadillac Mountain....we did not hike up the mountain, we drove up the mountain. However we did hike Jordan Pond some......it was beautiful to see all of it.....we didn't have time to fully finish the loop because we had our reservation at Cadillac Mountain to see the top! So we did a couple of miles of it....unfortunately my dad stepped off the boardwalk while he was watching Gabe in front of him, and hurt his foot.....so I am hoping he can rally for today......I feel sorry that he hurt himself because he recently rehabbed from a new hip in April, and has been doing great! When we got to Cadillac Mountain after the weather worsened, and the rain moved in.....so up at the very top was a thick cloud.....we had to travel some below the cloud to see the view.....but it was still really beautiful and we enjoyed it! There is so much to see and hike here, I am thinking the kids and I will need to make our way back here again sometime:).....we are doing our best to maximize the time we are here now.....today we plan on doing the Ocean Path.....the weather is holding steady today and just cloudy......and see what other things the day holds.....we had a terrific dinner last night by the water after we left Cadillac Mountain....we have had really delicious meals too......great food along the way, which has been such a treat!:) In addition to my awareness of the fact that my kids won't be traveling with me forever and this time of our lives is finite.....and these are the days to savor....I feel the same about hanging with my folks....I am blessed that they are so young and able to do stuff with the kids and I so often.....we have such fun together. My kids are super close to them too......that was one of the gifts of my divorce I think....it created a space for us all to be closer, just like it has for my kids and I......and that is a treasure....I often think of that, how different my life has become now.....and how that one action.....my ex leaving, was such a huge catalyst to so many things......we all have heard of actions having reactions.....or cause and effect.....I teach it to my 4th graders.....but I am not sure I have ever seen an action have so many effects on the other side....and in my life so many positive ones.....traveling with my kids and my parents on our own is one of them.......there is an ease there in doing that that wasn't present when we traveled with them in my marriage.....so for that I am grateful! I am excited for another full day of seeing the sights! And feeling happy and blessed! :)