Bar Harbor

This was supposed to post while we were on our trip....oops! Two weeks late is better than never?!

We slept in a bit this morning- still recovering from that bike ride- and then headed into town from breakfast. We ate at a dinner known for their wild blueberry pancakes and muffins. We had both. They were quite good. I got an omelet that didn't have cheese in it? What?! Is that a little un-American?!

Breakfast- wild blueberry pancakes

We'd heard about the Bar Island crossing where you can actually cross the harbor on foot during low tide. We made it just in time and crossed over. It was pretty cool. They had a ton of photos of cars that didn't get moved in time and were soon floating. Whoops! We made sure not to get stuck on the island waiting for the next tide!

In the middle of the body of water

Looking back at Bar Harbor

The view from Bar Island

We decided to take it easy today and headed back to the hotel for a bit.

The view from our hotel- fog rolling in

Ahhh pool time

We stayed out for a couple of hours reading (me) and playing in the water (Jackson) before heading out for the evening.

Give me lobster!

Digging in!

Wild blueberry pie- yum!

We had, you guessed it, seafood for our lunch/dinner. We had an excellent clam chowder and Jackson had another lobster. I got a chicken and vegetable pasta dish that was pretty good. Jackson's meal came with dessert and we thoroughly enjoyed our first ever blueberry pie. It is served warm with ice cream and was fantastic. The weather had turned a bit from our lovely sunny afternoon so we opted to drive around the island exploring.

Seal Harbor

Since the weather had gotten a little sad, the beach was empty. We still enjoyed it.

The water was not warm

Sailboats!

A stop at the marina

Bass Harbor Light

The rocky cliffs by the light

A view from the other side

We found another light house (or "light" as they call it here) and enjoyed hiking around its grounds. This one was far more rocky and rugged than any other one we'd seen. It was also far less crowded which was nice.

Lovely hike

Mr. Seagull taking it all in

It was pretty cool to see the other parts of the island that are far less touristy and more rustic. We've decided that we could not live up here- it lacks too much convenience- but it was cool to explore it. Tomorrow we head back to Boston to fly home in the evening. We're excited to get home to that little puppy of ours!!