Perfect timing!

Leaving ANP

Arriving at ANP 5 days earlier.

This trip has been a bit
rough on The Wanderer

Moving closer to the coast, we had a different perspective in taking the back roads. The quaint little villages and towns are closer together which meant Captain had to do a lot of “stop and go” driving while avoiding the tourists. And it isn’t exactly a smooth drive (actually had a wheel cover jar loose and is somewhere along US Hwy 3.) 

Even so, it is quite a lovely drive.

In Acadia National Park we were away from the hordes of tourists. Not. First on the agenda was a drive around the park.  Now why did we think Acadia would be different from the other national parks? We jockeyed for parking in the scenic view pull-outs and were able to take a few photos.

View of Bar Harbor from Cadillac Mountain

Overcast skies did not make for really good photos.

From the campground we had a path to the ocean, of which the hordes were not aware.

(ABN entertained the idea of taking her coffee to this secluded little spot to watch the sun rise; didn’t happen

What is it about Bar Harbor? It is chocked full of tourist and souvenir shops, but we ABN loves it. Maybe it has an artsy feel;

 Indeed, there are art galleries and shops tucked in among the souvenir shops which made for an excellent way to spend a cool, rainy, windy day.

Fair skies and mild temperatures on Tuesday set the stage for a beautiful walk around Jordan Pond.

Some of the trail is planked,

it took us over some rocks,

and a detour due to construction.

The views were worth it!

This is why we came to Maine!

And this,

a true Maine Harbor experience at Thurston’s Lobster Pound on Mount Desert Island.

Taking a suggestion from fellow bicyclists, we did a little exploring on the Schoodic Peninsula.

Yep, I think next time we will camp in the quieter part of Acadia National Park and explore on the bike; maybe during blueberry season.

The fall colors intensified in the 5 days we were in Acadia National Park. As we drove from ANP, we couldn’t keep the GoPro turned off!  With restraint we are sharing only one brief clip of the 260 miles we traveled from ANP to our Harvest Host stop in Meredith, NH.

Last night we parked The Wanderer in a field adjacent to the parking lot

 of Twin Barns Brewing Company 

while we enjoyed dinner and a very good McGuigan Breakfast Milk Stout.  Dave, our host and owner was quite engaging and very much interested in our travels.

Time to think about returning home; (just thinking about it.)

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