Sometimes you just have to run away. This weekend was one of those weekends. I feel like I am just waiting around and anticipating the day I fly away and it is causing me a lot of anxiety. In an effort to escape, I booked a last minute getaway at the Asticou Inn in Northeast Harbor.

Matthew and I have always enjoyed overnights away even if it is just to a local inn for the night. There is something about not being home that feels liberating. This may be because we never got to date in the traditional sense. We both had kids when we met and they wanted to be included in just about everything we did. We both like a meal out and there is something so nice about experiencing a new place together and not having to make the bed!

We have been to Mount Desert Island many times and both of us prefer quieter North East Harbor and South West Harbor to the busier Bar Harbor. Creatures of habit, we most often do Matthew’s favorite 7 mile round-trip hike up Cadillac. We did it this time and it was beautiful. Some of the rocks felt a bit bigger this year and I was aware that I am not bouncing down or stretching quite as easily. I guess this is 49 almost 50.

The Asticou was a lovely, old fashioned, inn with a nice restaurant, fresh flowers and a beautiful view. There were no televisions or technology and it felt like we were going back to a simpler time of oceanside retreats. The second day, we biked on the carriage roads which I have always wanted to do. I loved it and Matthew tolerated it because he loves me. Acadia is really magical place, and I love that I find new parts to explore every time I visit.

The escape worked. I slept well, relaxed, ate a lot of popovers and drank a fair amount of bourbon. I really enjoyed being with my husband, outside in nature. It seems to ground us when we are experiencing stress. We are now two weeks out to take off. Last preparations have commenced and soon it will be time!