Blogs from Bar Harbor, Maine, United States, North America

Hi! I'm resending the photos from the last blog so that you can open them. I was in a hurry to get this out yesterday and forgot to re-save each photo in a much smaller size. I did that this morning so that you should be able to open these photos much more easily. Each blog takes between 2 -3 hours -- selecting the photos and editing them, writing the narrative, then sending them via the internet which takes around 1/2 hour if it's a good connection. We have a hard time getting a decent WiFi connection on these trips and usually when we do it's for a very limited time. So sometimes, in my rush, I screw up. Sorry. Paula ... read more

9/26/11 - Monday We stayed over another day at Patten Pond to go on the cruise. The boat was the Atlanticat. New boat with a lot of the latest technology. The tour was 3 to 3.5 hours. Saw a young humpback whale and returned to port. We decided to have dinner at Friendly's Restaurant p Shelby - New England Fish and Chips - - Aleta - Mini munchers - mini mozzerella sricks, small chicken quesades, waffle cheese fries - - Barbara- cheese burger plate---Jack-- Vermonter burger. Then we all had ginormous (local term) desserts.... read more

09/25/2011 Revisited Acadia National Park since the fog has lifted for today. We will be able to see Cadillac Mountain, Which is the first land in the U.S. that sunrise touches, even though it is only around 1600 ft. above sea level. Even though it was sunny in Bar Harbor, whale watching was cancelled due to fog 22 -25 miles off shore. 09/24/2011 Stayed over extra day to try whale watching again. Yeah!! we are going. We went out on a jet powered catamaran, the Atlanticat, saw harbor porpoises, seals, many sea birds, and what they called a teenage humpback whale(which you will see was almost impossible to get pictures). 09/27/2011 Travel day. Overnight in Bristol, NH. 09/28/2011 Travel day to Metcalf Acres Campground in Schroon Lake, NY. Traveled scenic hwy in the dark, it was ... read more

Ah...a real vacation! It had been about 5 years since I’d been on a real vacation...you know, one that takes you out of the state that you live in. For the past 5 years my breaks were spent in Vermont. I’ve always enjoyed all of the activities that Vermont has to offer for each season of the year. It’s always kept me busy and happily entertained. The main purpose for the trip was to see my mother prior to heading out to Thailand...This ended up falling through for various reasons, however I decided not to cancel my plans to go. Instead, my three friends and I rearranged the plans and headed straight to Acadia National Park. My friend Megan has family that lives in the vicinity of so she knows the area fairly well. It was ... read more

Gday again! Fantastic day here. Started with a great bus trip around Arcadia National Park, then we decided to do our own thing. 16 km hike through the park in some of the most fantastic scenery we have ever seen. It reminded us that that is one of the reasons we came here at this time. Perfect day again helped a lot but it was especially nice to get away on our own. Its a good group but with 52, it can be a bit taxing ....... Mainly Americans, about 8 Aussies 6 kiwis 4 Poms and 2 Isrealis. Reckon thats nearly a United Nations Quorum. Bar Harbor is a beautiful spot but it was a little overawed today with two major cruise ships and one smaller ship in pouring their guests ashore. Really stretched all ... read more