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Maine Journal Entry

Cammi Burgess • June 29, 2007

Welcome to our travel blog...we start with a budding writer, Cammi, age 9.

sailingzen Cammi Katherine Cole Scale

Maine

Today Katherine, Me, Cole, Pete, Daddy, and Mommy drove to Maine. It took us about six hours to get here. We drove in a "truck" ,as I call it. When we got there we unpacked all of our stuff. Katherine and I share one big cabin. Oh on our way there we played the license plates game, and we played our DS`s and SP`s. 

For lunch we had Mc.Donalds Katherine and I shared a Caesar  salad, lemonade, and fries. Back to my cabin. So Katherine and I made our beds, and we all went on land for dinner. I had clam chowder, and apple pie. After dinner Katherine, Cole, and I went out to the hammocks outside the restaurant. Then we went to the boat and motored to a mooring. Finally we got in our beds, and went to sleep. Goodnight!


Galley in Atlantic 48 Chris White sailing catamaran

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Sailing Zen actual sailing passage from 2007 through 2010

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mosquito on leaf

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kids age 9 and 11 become padi certified divers

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sailing kids in costume living aboard boats in Bonaire for Halloween

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cruising kids at mast with spinnaker under sail

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