In Which I Go to Maine =D

 So right near the beginning of August, I did one of the most exciting things of my life: flew up to Maine (by myself for the FIRST TIME!) to see my amazing friend Sara and her family, and then fly back with her to school when she needed to be back. It was wonderful =) We made so many memories, and I loved meeting her family...I didn't take a whole lot of pictures, though. I just brought my camera to the coast the day we went...and it wasn't even my SLR (my "nice camera," for my non-photography-language-literature friends).

It wasn't even a Canon.

It was a Nikon.

Yes, you may gasp in shock and horror now.

If you didn't know (or guess), I kinda like Canon. They're amazing. But I bought a Nikon point-and-shoot before the trip, so I wouldn't have to carry my massive camera and lenses with me...I actually returned it later, not happy with the picture quality...so I'm no longer quite as much of a traitor. But yeah. If you don't like these pictures, blame the camera =)

The coastline on Maine on a stormy day...beautiful =)

A ship wrecked here on Christmas Eve in 1886...at least, that's what the sign says...

 

 Colors can still be amazing on a cloudy day...we didn't get to see the view from the top of the lighthouse, but it was beautiful just walking along the shore... 

This is Sara's brother Isaac, demonstrating the "young explorer" pose =)

And this is Sara and her younger sister Abby, walking down towards the fort...it's not the best picture ever, but it makes me happy...they're so cute...

I love photos of sailboats...this is my second favorite one I've ever taken...the first one is from Michigan, but I must share it anyway, just cause it's one of my personal favorite photos =P

I love the simplicity...it just makes me happy =)

Anyway, Maine was amazing...we shopped, visited lots of Sara's relatives, played with dogs, hung out and read, ate amazing food, and generally talked non-stop =) It was wonderful...my absolute favorite part, actually, was on our flight home: we came down over New York City for our layover at JFK airport during the sunrise...such an incredible sight. I still want to live there =)