The Sunrise We Didn’t See Last Year

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When we went to Camden last year, it was foggy the morning we woke up in our motel room. As such, we didn’t get to enjoy the sunrise on the bay the way we wished we could’ve. This year, however, the weather was clear. We set an alarm for 5:20 AM, rolled out of bed, made coffee in the room, and sat in our chairs on the balcony overlooking the water with Myrtle. I shot a few photos as the sun rose. It was everything I’d hoped it would be.

After getting breakfast and letting Myrtle swim at Laite Memorial Beach, we headed up to Camden Hills State Park for a view of the city. Afterward, we met a retired couple who (I think) live on their boat and bop around from port to port along the New England coast with friends. If that’s not the dream, I don’t know what is.

Later on, we took Myrtle to a place called Duck Trap River where she could launch off a rocky beach into deep water to fetch her toy. We wore her out to the point where she could barely keep her eyes open in the back of the truck on the ride back to the motel.

It was our final evening in Camden, so we went back to the motel room to sit on the balcony and enjoy the time we had left (and let Myrtle rest). A storm inched its way into the bay, so we sat in the dark sipping wine as it lit up the water with flashes of lightning.

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