Acadia is one of the most beautiful places on the planet. I was in awe almost everywhere I looked. We started the day with a three hour bus tour
through the National Park. We went to
the Natural Garden, Thunder Hole, and Cadillac Mountain (which was covered with
fog once again- Thanks Doug). Our tour guide Roger was very knowledgeable about
Maine and Acadia. He was also very funny
and taught us how to speak like they do there in “Bah Habah”. We got
to pick and taste wild blue berries, wild cranberries and taste wile rose as
well. It was a nice tour and the three hours flew by
so fast.
After that we ate lunch at Tessta’s Restaurant in Bar Harbor,
and walked on to the bar just as the tide was coming in. Maddie, being the explorer that she is,
actually got wet coming back from wading in the water because the tide came in
so quickly. Hailey and Doug enjoyed skipping stones into the water.
We stopped at CJ’s for homemade ice cream and enjoyed relaxing
in the sun, although it never really got warm the entire time we were there.
After that we drove back to Acadia to explore the points
that we did not stop to see on the tour and to try and see Cadillac Mountain at
sunset. It was so amazing! We went to sand beach where the sand is pink
from the shells that are crushed up from the waves. Maddie and I waded into the water, the
freezing cold 54 degree water.It was so beautiful the way the mountains and the
water all came together. (I’ll post pictures once I have better service, words
cannot express what I saw).
We also went to Jordan Pond, which was nice and had a lovely
view of the mountains. We stopped at a
few other look outs along the way to the top.
When we got to Cadillac Mountain this time the fog had lifted and we had
full visibility. It was so
incredible.
After that we went back to the campground. Doug and I walked
to the amphitheater for the Evening Ranger Presentation on Birds of Acadia,
which was very informative. The girls
were so tired that they stayed behind to unwind.
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