A day trip to Eustis

A week ago my older sister, Shirley, her daughter, Cheryl, and Cheryl's daughter, Ashton, went with me on a long drive to Eustis, Maine.

Eustis is located in far western Maine, near the Canadian border.

It was a beautiful day for a long trip, and we had a definite mission: to see the grave of my and Shirley's oldest  brother, Winston.

Winston died in late 2012, but we had never been to his grave. We had attended his funeral service that December, which was held in our home town, but we hadn't made it to the committal service the following summer.

As you can see from these photos, the Eustis area is quite beautiful. It's near the Sugarloaf Ski area, which is a very popular destination for skiers each winter.

Here are Cheryl, Shirley, and Ashton at Win's grave.

And here I am with Shirley. Shirley and I agreed that Win had always been a wonderful brother. Our trip to his grave was a "thank-you."

After leaving the cemetery, we drove farther on to Chain of Ponds. I remember reading of the Chain of Ponds in Kenneth Roberts' Arundel, the story of Benedict Arnold's march to Quebec during the Revolutionary War.

My favorite photo of the day: a selfie, achieved by Ashton. She definitely knows how to snap a selfie painlessly.

So for me and my sister, it's sad my brother isn't buried in the town where he was born, grew up, and spent his entire life, but at least he's resting in a beautiful area of the state.






P.S. Here is a photo of Shirley and me with Winston in 2010.