Note: I began this update to my blog several weeks ago and never finished. I'm sure no one is sitting on the edge of their seats waiting for Part 2, and probably Parts 3 and 4. I've got so many photos that going thru them became so time hogging that I became overwhelmed and slacked off. So I will go ahead and hit the publish button and try to get a few more on here at some point. The mini version of chronicling our vacation is: We had a wonderful time, saw many parts of this beautiful country, took far too many photos, had wonderful food and made it home safe and sound.
Once we made it to Portland, the next morning we bypassed touring the city and headed up the coast on Hwy 1. When we were in Maine a few years ago, we visited Booth Bay and really enjoyed the touristy town and also a stopped at Freeport to visit the L.L. Bean flagship store. So again, we passed these towns up and opted for a side trip to Pemaquid Point Lighthouse. One thing about riding the motorcycle, once we got off of the main highway we found the roads were pretty rough. I'm sure that's from the freezing and thawing during the winters but we tried to ignore that and concentrate on the pretty views along the way.
Once we made it to Portland, the next morning we bypassed touring the city and headed up the coast on Hwy 1. When we were in Maine a few years ago, we visited Booth Bay and really enjoyed the touristy town and also a stopped at Freeport to visit the L.L. Bean flagship store. So again, we passed these towns up and opted for a side trip to Pemaquid Point Lighthouse. One thing about riding the motorcycle, once we got off of the main highway we found the roads were pretty rough. I'm sure that's from the freezing and thawing during the winters but we tried to ignore that and concentrate on the pretty views along the way.
The lighthouse was really interesting. Only six visitors at a time were allowed at the top, but I'm not sure how they could get that many! The views were awesome and we spent some time photographing every angle.
After a nice lunch at a little cafe nearby (the only cafe nearby :) ), we headed back up the rough road and on toward Camden for a quick stop there. I wanted to send a little present to cheer up our littlest grandson who had come down with Chickenpox. I felt so sorry for him and if we would've been home, this Grammy would've been his buddy and nurse. Luckily, he now has Great Grandparents nearby to help. His stuffed toy Puffin ended up being the only Puffin we saw the entire trip. Camden had some cute shops and a pretty harbor and I wish we could've spent a little more time exploring here, but we wanted to get on to Bar Harbor before dark.
No frills, but very comfortable and friendly would describe the Bar Harbor Best Western. The ladies at the front desk had good recommendations for dinner and found us a room where we could park the motorcycle by the front door. The next morning we headed to Acadia National Park and Cadillac Mountain. We weren't there early enough for the famous sunrises by any means (sunrise was around 4:30 am here!) but we took lots of photos and soaked in the beauty of the area.
