Chatham

To continue the tradition started last year, we spent one of the first weekends of summer on Cape Cod. We were able to rent the same cottage in Chatham that we had last year and found 4 other couples willing to spend the weekend with us. Like the year before, Mitch rode his bike from Boston to Chatham, however, unlike last year he had a lot more company this year. In total six cyclists rode to the Cape. While the roads started out wet in the morning, conditions improved as the ride went on, and in the end it turned out to be a beautiful day. If you don't believe we actually rode to Chatham, here are links to Mitch and Bekah's tracks of the ride. The rest of the weekend was spent eating lots of food (to recover from the estimated 6,202 calories burned on the ride), relaxing on the beach, playing tennis, and hanging out with friends. As always, we took some pictures.

White Mountains

This past weekend we took a trip up to one of our favorite places: the White Mountains. Its a short 2 hour drive from our apartment and seems like worlds away from the bustling city of Boston. The occasion for this trip was to spend time with Tom and Michelle and their family while they were back in the US on furlough. It was a great time getting to know them and their work better. We camped two nights in Lafayette Place campground and went on a great hike up to Lonesome Lake, Kinsman Pond, and Kinsman Peak. Check out some pictures of the weekend here. As always, we made a customary trip to Cracker Barrel on the way home to appease Bekah's appetite for dumplings.

Florida

As always, we have many exciting activities planned for the summer. This year, we started out the summer with a trip to Florida. We spent the majority of the week in Orlando at Bekah's parents' time share. While there, we enjoyed cooling off in the pools, exploring Magic Kingdom, eating ice cream, putt-putting, playing with Carter and Cooper, beaching at Siesta Key, and just being together. Along the way, we met Goofy and even sighted a Google Maps street view car. At the end of the week, our parents met up at Cracker Barrel (Bekah's favorite, if you didn't already know) for the first meeting since our wedding almost five years ago. We then spent a couple of days with Mitch's family. To see pictures of the fun, click here.