How we celebrated the second anniversary of our engagement

We spend July 4th in Biddeford Pool, Maine with our good friends John and Ellen Tighe. They have been blessed with a gorgeous home which they share all summer with all their friends. We couldn't believe our luck that they had room available for us over a long weekend! The building in the foreground in the "carriage house" - the main house is in the back of this shot.
The house is about a five minute walk to the shore, which is absolutely stunning! I had never been to the northern coast before, and the rocks, the fog, the landscapes are all beautiful! Even better, the beaches are uncrowded, and there was nary a tattoo parlor nor putt-putt golf in sight.

We borrowed the Tighe's bicycles, and after a slightly rough start (on my part - I haven't been on a bike in 10 years, probably) we cycled a few miles down the road. This is an abandoned boat sitting on the edge of a salt marsh.

The town had a classic small-town 4th of July parade, which was great fun! Below the kids are lining up for free popcorn and lemonade.

People decorated their cars and bikes, and several cars had stereos tied onto the roofs blaring patriotic music. Pure Americana.

Here we are - who knew you could get a sunburn in Maine?

We thought this was an appropriate celebration of our second engagement anniversary! Not sure what the other folks on the beach thought....