Blogs from Maine, United States, North America - page 41

Day 4 - Arcadia National Park - Maine It was such a rainy day today but we ventured out to tour the Acadia National Park. At the visitors center we purchased a CD driving tour. It was a good investment as it also includes photos of the places we were to see. The CD was very helpful. We traveled all around Mt. Desert Island and Acadia. We also saw the Bass Harbor Lighthouse which is located on the southern most tip of the island. We pretty much covered the whole 108 square miles of Mt. Desert Island. Before going back to our hotel we stopped at the Atlantic Brewery and had a sampling of their microbrews. We purchased a few of them to try out with Aunt Carol when we meet with her in a couple ... read more

…..and we’re off to Portland Maine today June 20, 2009. A rocky start… This was the first time we have ever been paged at the airport with “last call for boarding for K&RS!” Yes, that last email from Airtran seemed to get un-noticed - the one where they moved the flight up an hour. We received a couple emails which indicated the flight changed within minutes of the scheduled time but then I guess R stopped looking at them. Poor R - I think this was his job for keeping up with this. Another lesson learned “always double check those flight change emails” We realized it when we were checking our bags and the attendant said we were one minute late for bag check in. Luckily for us we made it to the plane and were ... read more

The terrain in maine is very rocky and full of boulders, many with a veritcal height of over 24 inches. I've had surgery on one knee, and the other is pretty sore. I also twisted my ankle at least 3 times. My hiking trip for this year is done. I've returned home after only 109 miles on the trail. The condition of my legs will not allow my to go any further.... read more

At 5:30Am I woke up and took the 8:00AM plane to Newark, NJ than another to Boston, Massachusetts. My first impression of Boston was that everything was so modern and artistic, the "Logan" airport is probably the biggest I've seed yet. So far I'm already two days into the assembly, It's been interesting, I finally manage to make some friends, one of them managed to start a conversation with me by saying I looked like a lost circus girl sitting on the trunks while I was waiting for my mother's friend's husband to get the car from a hardcore parking lot traffic jam. He says (his name is David by the way) that he was gonna try to look for me tomorrow, oh well at least I won't be bored. The buildings here in Portland are ... read more

TRAVELOGUE Thursday May 14, 2009 Bar Harbor, Maine Hello again everyone ~ We sailed into Bar Harbor, Maine around 8:00 a.m. It was a hazy day in Bar Harbor, no fog or clouds, just hazy. As we glided along the channel into Bar Harbor we noticed “our” Ghost Ship - The Margaret Todd - the four masted sailing ship that I took a picture of through the fog at sunset two years ago. She was anchored out in the harbor and because it is so early in the season, that is exactly where she stayed. After breakfast, we took the tender ashore and hopped on our tour bus. Today we were touring Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain, Thunder Hole, a mansion at the College of the Atlantic and the Oceanarium (to learn all about lobsters). As ... read more