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We were up and ready to go… at 10:00 am! OMG, yesterday’s trip was exhausting. We got to the hotel nine minutes after their breakfast service was over and was done! We decided to walk to the end of the street and find a quick eatery.
It was a nice walk in the fresh air and sunshine!
We found the perfect place to grab a bite right on the ocean. The food was excellent and quick for Mary, who had to check in by 11:45 am. We did bagels, and they were a full meal.
How do you make a bagel stop moving? Put lox on it.
The Sunrise Cafe had everything we could ask for!
We walked to the events center two doors from the hotel with our tummies full. Breakfast was just above the orange kayaks. We made it up the ramp and headed up the street.
It was obviously low tide!
The walk revealed that some seriously creative folks lurk around here. Watch out for flying paintbrushes and spontaneous painting parties! That reminds me, we are going to carve out some fun this fall.
These two guys need to see an eye doctor!
Autumn is not yet in full bloom but has started on some trees. This guy will be naked in another two weeks, and all his leaves will be swept up and turned into soil!
Do you know what the ginkgo tree says when it answered the phone? “Yellow!”
We wondered if he was red because he was embarrassed.
We stopped at our hotel so Mary could have her picture taken with the flowers. Ba Haba has flowers everywhere, and they are pruned and maintained daily.
Settled in 1763, the city was incorporated in 1796 as Eden; the present name (for Bar Island in the main harbor) was adopted in 1918. Most of the town was destroyed by fire in 1947. Rebuilt Bar Harbor is the center of a popular resort area verging on Acadia National Park and is a port of entry.
Hey Mary, you could become the “official Greeter”.
Mary went to the convention center two doors down, and I returned to the hotel to fight with the computer. This morning, it told me, “You have a critical error”. We can’t let that go on, so I worked on it for two hours and got things back to normal.
Since I planned to be a good boy and patiently wait outside the schoolhouse for my lady, I decided I needed to go to Walgreens and pick up a cane since the sciatica seemed to come and go.
The Criterion Theatre is a historic performance space at 35 Cottage Street in downtown Bar Harbor, Maine. Built in 1932, when Bar Harbor’s summer scene was at its height, it is one of only two Art Deco theaters in the state. It seats 588 people and is quite active to this day.
It would be fun to see the inside, but our short stay does not give us the necessary time. Maybe next year?
Come on in!!
After getting the walking stick, I wandered back to the hotel via Main Street and shopped for some coats in case the boat ride was cold. Being a prudent shopper and an awful judge of color, I decided we had enough warm clothes for this evening.
Walking is good for you, so I began the journey back to the convention center to await my bride.
The streets were pretty busy as this was the end of the summer season!
On the way home, I stopped at the local pub and had a gimlet or two! After all, I am Irish and it was Paddy’s Place!
I could NOT resist!
The event times were listed for this evening’s activities.
Mary ran out of the classroom and hightailed it to the hotel, with me hobbling along after her! We put on our jackets and carried our inflatable rubber ducks just in case. The boat departed at the dock where we had breakfast this morning, which made it easy to find.
Everyone went upstairs or outside; Mary and I, seasoned travelers, stayed inside and downstairs for three reasons: it was warm, out of the wind, and near the bar!
Our boat is on the left, and it pulled out at 5:00 pm SHARP!
We were on the water for 90 minutes and saw many unique homes. These places were adjacent to or surrounded by Acadia National Park.
Acadia National Park is a 47,000-acre Atlantic coast recreation area, primarily on Maine’s Mount Desert Island. Woodland, rocky beaches, and glacier-scoured granite peaks, such as Cadillac Mountain, the highest point on the United States East Coast, mark its landscape. Among the wildlife are moose, bears, whales, and seabirds. The bayside town of Bar Harbor, with restaurants and shops, is a popular gateway.
There are many multi-million dollar homes around the park’s periphery. From their vantage points on the coastline, they must have a magical sea view.
Talk about a house with a view!!
Everywhere you turn, there is another sight. The lighthouse was put into operation in 1828 and still serves. With technology advancing, it became automated in 1966, so the lightkeeper facilities are unused.
The birds seem to enjoy the house!
As we turned to go back home, we were presented with a magnificent sunset.
We had a magnificent sunset, meaning it was 6:18 pm!
On the return, we had a canned wine and enjoyed being inside and warm. There is lobster ahead!
Yes, there was a fair breeze outside the cabin!
We stopped by the hotel for a few minutes and then went to the lobster bake. Read about https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/seven-fun-facts-about-the-clambake/
Mary and I managed to down three of these beauties, along with a mess of clams, potatoes, and steak thrown in for good measure.
Dinner was served, and we finished off three lobsters!
We wallowed home, and thank goodness it was only three hundred feet away! The TV stayed off, and we crashed. Mary has to be in class at 7:00 am tomorrow. I get a two-hour bus tour of Acadia National Forest.
