Blogs from Maine, United States, North America - page 52

I made a trip to bar harbor many years ago with my wife then mildred.We even played golf there.And we climbed to the top of cadillac mountain.And we even ate at a few nice restaurants.And we travelled north to quebec city which was fun too.lothar patten.... read more

Have downloaded some pictures so will enter those today. Raining today so will spend the time wandering the streets of Bar Harbor. Plan to extend at park campground for 2 additional days hoping to get some kakyaking and more bicycling in before we head north. Have been using laundromats along the way as needed, but David planned on us being able to be self-sufficient. Love watching him use the hand operated wringer devise he bought for the trip.... read more

We arrived at Acadia/Bar Harbor on Saturday and got settled in at the campground. Beautiful area. Haven't downloaded pictures onto computer yet, but will send photos when we do. We are staying in a National Park Campground so no services, but located at the very tip of the island. Our camping spot is less than 1/2 mile from the ocean shoreline. Very few campers out this early - only 3 other campers in the park we are in. Things aren't as primitive as it sounds since we do have propane and battery so we have water, cooking, etc. We made an overnight stop in Freeport, ME before coming here and boy was it cold. So cold we spent a morning shopping at the LL Bean Flagship store for warmer clothing. Since then it has warmed up. ... read more

I must give much thanks to my Uncle Chuck for housing me at his 1885 Andover, MA farmhouse. The rain drizzled down for three days and I was grateful for having a warm dry place to stay. I returned my rental car in the morning after stopping at the post office then rode the bike back to the house in the drizzly rain. I mostly spent my time on the internet catching up with blogs or looking through my uncle’s massive collection of books. He showed me all about the reconstruction work he was doing on the house; refabricating, residing, scraping, and painting. So much work to do and it really shows, a beautiful old house. Thanks so much for the long weekend of rest! I left Andover in the morning of the third day as ... read more

Advisory: please take care in reading trail maps and trail markers if and when you ever visit Monhegan Island. Otherwise you just might end up lost, and on an island where the year round population is only 75, there aren't a lot of places to stop and ask for directions to get back to your ferry on time. On the other hand, if you don't mind the risk (or if you have no choice), it may just be a blessing in disguise. When Keith and I deboarded our boat and grabbed a quick coffee at the cafe on the dock, we decided to head to up to the lighthouse and then take a trail to Pebble Beach on the northern end of the island; however, somehow, we ended up on a trail that was surely not ... read more