Acadia National Park

I forgot to show this picture. After leaving Brooklin we decided to stop again at the Millbrook Company Restaurant and Bakery, this time for breakfast. Susan had homemade eggs and hash served with their delicious homemade whole wheat bread with local blueberry jelly on the side. I'm very proud of her because, as you can see, she's now a member of the clean plate club. I was no slacker, having a short stack of blueberry pancakes with a couple of scrambled eggs along with local maple syrup. On the way out we bought some bakery goodies which totaled more than the breakfast.

We're staying in Trenton which is about halfway between Ellsworth and Bar Harbor (pronounced BAA-HAA-BAA). On Saturday we picked up our mail and knocked off one more knit shop while we were in town. Since it was still early we decided to pay our respects to Acadia National Park and Cadillac Mountain. Here we are on top of the mountain and Susan is hanging on because the wind is blowing, she's cold and forgot to put on her coat. There's a great trail around the top the mountain and you can see forever.



                   

Today we went back to the west side of the island and our first stop was the Bass Harbor Head Light, the only light on Mount Desert Island. Built in 1858 high atop a rugged granite shoreline it's one  of the most scenic in New England. The light is listed on the National Historic Register and it's maned by the US Coast Guard.

We drove through Southwest Harbor without stopping since it is Sunday and legendary Hinckley Yachts was closed - we may go back tomorrow. This picture is Northeast Harbor and we didn't stay long since we couldn't find an open coffee shop.

Our last stop was Coffee Hound in Bar Harbor where we walked down to the harbor - it's low tide and it was interesting to see the structures built on both wooden pilings and granite slabs. The downtown itself reminded me of Gatlinburg with it's endless storefronts selling T-Shirts and other touristy items.

Our original plan was to stay three days and then we thought about getting Shadow groomed. Most of the parks that we have stayed in have been dusty and Shadow has played with a lot of dogs along the way. His hair is long and he could use both a bath and trim. So we called a couple of local groomers and all were booked 2-3 weeks out. Finally we called Petco in Bangor (24 miles away) and they could take him on Tuesday. So, that's our plan. A rest day tomorrow and maybe drive back to Southwest Harbor and then Bangor on Tuesday. Oh yes, there's a knit shop in Bangor while we're waiting on Shadow.