Barrgghh Harbor

Odometer: 14051

Gas: 2.46

Obviously from the delay we have had crummy Internet recently. Our cell phones didn't even work at the camp site. - But, we made it to Bar Harbor Maine. Our most north and maybe most east point on the journey!! I'm also fed up with the formatting on blogspot, but oh well, it is what it is.

As I sit down now with great internet (good to be back at a KOA) it is hard to remember what we did even a few days ago with each day being packed with so much - but thanks to the pics and Missy's notes as we drive, we'll see what we can do.

Missy had been talking about Maine blueberries and lobster for a good week, though it seemed like a month. So of course we went and ordered lobster first chance - after getting a basket of blueberries at a roadside stand. What made it great was Missy not expecting the entire lobster on a plate. :) After some instructions, she was able to enjoy the feast being only a little disgusted as she avoided the liver and GI tract.

Our favorite restaurant in the area ended up being a roadside ice cream/hamburger stand. The reason being is they had a jumping castle and playground by the outside tables which allowed Missy and I to sit and eat for 10 minutes for the first time in a loooooong time while Zoe played close by.

The campground we stayed at had a great view of the ocean inland from bar harbor. And the pool was heated to about 90 degrees which was great because we only had sun about 1/4 of the time there.

We stayed a couple of days which allowed us to finally make it to the top of cadillac mountain for the great views. Very pretty place, must be horribly cold in the winter though - no large growth trees or shrubs at the top even though the elevation was not all that high.



There is only one road in and out of Mt Desert Island - so the traffic was actually really bad, even midweek. But this is all relative, we weren't sitting in it for an hour to drive to work. :)


We were very excited, especially Zoe, to take a whale watching and site seeing boat - but even though the sun broke through on our last day there, the seas were 7 feet. So against our wishes, the boat trip had to be canceled. Maybe as we head south we will get another chance. . .












As you drive in Maine - similar to Vermont, apparently all you have to do is fill out a form to get an official government sign with what ever you want on it. Example: XXX Restaurant, turn right, third light on left. Maine also posts signs for almost every driveway that isn't blatantly obvious. If I had a dollar for every "hidden driveway" sign.