We knew we would be gone for at least eight hours or more we took the dogs with us. Once we got to Bar Harbor we found a place to park and took off on foot with Sydney and Tanner. We walked down the entire length of Main Street and then walked over to the harbor and followed a path along the harbor that led to private residences and finally back to Main Street and the truck. Since there was a heat wave covering the country today the temperature in Bar Harbor was in the mid 90's. Our two sissy dogs don't do well walking in mid 90's heat for very long. For some reason they both also decided to use the bathroom at the most inappropriate times which is also nice for the owners who are on pickup duty. This happened after we thought this business was taken care of for the afternoon.
At the completion of our walk through Bar Harbor we got back to the truck where we got the furry friends a drink and then proceeded to drive around the Acadia National Park loop. At one point we diverted from the loop tour to go up to the top of Cadillac Mountain where you can see for miles even with the smog. What really surprised me was how windy it was. It wasn't gusting winds but steady 30-40 mile per hour winds. We took a lot of pictures of our trip up and on top of the mountain.
After our loop and mountain tour we went downtown and found a place for lunch. While I am not a big lover of lobster I did have a lobster roll for lunch which was packed with lobster. Huli had a "chicken burger" which turned out to be a grilled chicken breast sandwich. I also had a cup of clam chowder with my lobster roll since it was half price if you got it with the lobster roll ($3 versus $5.99). The clam chowder was the best part of my lunch and while I am glad I had the lobster roll I wouldn't order it again for a few years. By the way for those of you who are interested the lobster roll plate cost $13.99 today but fluctuates with the market price of lobster. Pretty expensive lunch but as Huli reminded me you only live once. While that little "saying" worked for me ordering the clam chowder it didn't work for the wild blueberry pie with ice cream that I was contemplating. I hope you like the pictures.
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| On our drive to Bar Harbor we saw several signs along the road cautioning you about Moose being on the highway. Kinda like the deer warnings you see in Indiana. |
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| Little Sydney walking down Main St. She is the best thing there is for meeting people, both men and women. She is so friendly toward everyone that comes up to her. |
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| This is the path that runs between the harbor and back to Main St. This is toward the end of our walk and you can tell these two are looking a little hot and tired in today's heat. |
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| An entry way to one of the houses on the harbor. Some of the houses were incredible. |
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| This tells about the pollution and how the winds carry it to Acadia National Park. |
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| Really windy on top of Cadillac mountain. |
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| This is a lobster roll. Kind of like a tuna sandwich except it has lobster and this one had a lot of lobster on it then it was served on a glorified hot dog bun. As I said earlier I'm glad I got it but not ready for another taste of lobster for a few years. |
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| This is Jordan's the restaurant we had lunch at. |
