Thursday, August 29, 2013 was a pack up and pull out day leaving Canada and traveling about 250 miles to Bar Harbor, Maine to camp for 7 days at Bar
Harbor Campground. After setting up camp, we were off to Bangor, ME airport to pick up Darlene. Safe and sound traveling by all - praise the Lord!
Friday, August 30, 2013 was packed full of fun things. While B and D received personal pampering, E hopped an Island Tours bus from campground to downtown Bar Harbor village center for an hour or so – free bus rides, whoopee!
Lunch at Mainely Meats – pulled pork barbecue
sandwiches – delicious! M and E sampled some rockin’ wings right out of
the smoker. Will be back to get more of these! Maine blueberry ice cream
enjoyed immensely by E.
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| Lobster pound on the harbor |
Brief tour of downtown Bar Harbor and the harbor area
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| B and B resort |
Bar Harbor is a resort village on Mount Desert Island; tons of people in town for Labor Day weekend
Off to Acadia National Park by car (free bus rides through
park that stop at major park attractions).
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| Acadia National Park |
Driving along Park Loop Road, we
made several stops at scenic overlooks before driving all the way to the rocky
summit of 1,530-feet Cadillac Mountain.
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| Cadillac Mountain |
Highest point on the US Atlantic seaboard where sunrise
first occurs in US
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| Cadillac Mountain |
Splendid panoramic views of mountains, lakes, islands and
ocean
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| Cadillac Mountain |
Sights never before beheld by us.
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| Cadillac Mountain |
We could view all of Bar Harbor, almost the whole of Mount
Desert Island which is home to Bar Harbor, and the wooded islands in Frenchman
Bay.
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| Thunder Hole |
Thunder Hole ... boom, boom, boom
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| Thunder Hole |
A wave-cut chasm producing loud reverberations
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| Thunder Hole |
…when the waves and tide are right.
Sand Beach
… partially formed of shell fragments
Back toward campground for lobster supper at Bar Harbor
Lobster Pound across from campground.
Saturday, August 31, 2013 was spent in Ellsworth, ME shopping at LL Bean Outlet and other non-sensical stores before hitching a ride aboard the Downeaster.
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| Downeast Scenic Railroad |
Boarding the train for a scenic 10-mile roundtrip excursion
aboard the historical Calais Branch line
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| Downeast Scenic Railroad |
Railcars pulled by a 1948 diesel locomotive
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| Downeast Scenic Railroad |
…viewing wetlands, forests and lakes on the 90-minute ride
After grocery shopping at Walmart and a farmers market, it was back to campground for a feast of ribs and wings from Mainely
Meats along with corn-on-the-cob from the farmers market.
Even better than lobster suppers!
After attending church on Sunday, packed picnic lunch and
headed to Southwest Harbor.
Scenic harbor views
... and a picnic lunch in Seawall State Park with spectacular ocean-side views.
Labor Day will be scheduled downtime with no touristy stuff - just hang out at the campground.
Happy Trails!
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