Just a quick post while I’m still in wifi-land. We’re still in Northeast harbor. It’s a lot like Vero Beach–once you’re here, it’s hard to leave! We visited the touristy town of Bar Harbor and took a bus tour of the park. The tour was really fun and informative. We saw enough to know what we’d like to see more of when we come back (yes, this place is a keeper!)
The marina has nice, clean showers and places to fill up with water. The town has nice shops and activities. The laundry is great–lots of machines and dryers that really dry. The grocery store has a good selection but is pricey. Beware of being overcharged. Joe bought 5 things and his bill was $85. He wasn’t paying attention at the time but went back later to find that they charged him for 6 6-packs instead of 1! I think I was overcharged today too. I bought 2 ears of corn, 2 sweet potatoes and a pack of gum and it was $13. Are we in the Bahamas??!!
We heard a steel drum band play last night by the marina. It was a community band from Blue Hill called Flash in the Pans comprised of many musicians young and old.
Seal rest
My lobster boat
View of Bar Harbor from Cadillac Mt.
Thunder Hole – At mid-tide the water rushes in and roars
This was the house used in the opening of the original Dark Shadows – a favorite show of my youth
The bar in Bar Harbor – how it got its name. You can walk across at low tide but you will be stranded if you don’t get back by the time the tide comes in!
It was foggy, drizzly and chilly this morning so we decided to stay another day. Tomorrow we head off to explore Penobscot Bay.
Glad you are enjoying Acadia. We found organic tomatoes there for $5 each in 2008. Gotta be careful with food prices there. We are on the Atlantic coast this week on vacation. Today is Gairloch and tomorrow is the isle of Skye for a few days. We abandoned London for the first week of the Olympics. The opening ceremonies seems to have gone well. Cheers, Ed
Glad you’re enjoying Acadia. We’ve been there twice and love it. Wonderful small towns all along the coast. Try to get to a “lobster pound” along the road. Interesting concept.
Don’t know your sked, but they have an excellent arts & crafts exhibition there every August.