Bar Harbor is the reason we signed up for this cruise. Benedicta has been longing to get back to Maine since our vacation on Monhegan Island five years ago (a great place to be during the 2003 Blackout) but I’ve refused to drive. When I saw Rfamily Vacations was scheduled to make its way up here we penciled it in. When they offered 2-for-1 we took out our pens (and credit cards). You won’t find this scenic route on a map but I highly recommend it.
After clearing U.S. immigration this morning we tendered ashore and set out to find blueberry treats. Café This Way looked like a lovely spot for a late breakfast (Benedicta’s third of the day and my second) so we settled in and Benedicta asked for blueberry pie. “We only have pie at dinner,” said our waitress, then slyly added, “but we get them from the bakery on Rodick Street.” We happily chose the oatmeal with blueberries and a blueberry muffin. (Then did stop in for a couple slices of blueberry pie at the end of the day to take back to our cabin. That’ll be breakfast number one tomorrow.)
Having our fill of blueberries we boarded the Acadia Park free shuttle and hopped off at Sands Beach to connect to the shore path. The trail offers multiple and magnificent detours for off trail climbing to the cliffsides and boulders and I insisted on heading down every opening in the forest with a bit of trampled grass. This is not the fastest way to get around but in Acadia it definitely pleases.
Monhegan Island has 17 miles of trails and we hiked them all. A Walk in the Park, the book on Acadia trails Benedicta bought today at Sherman’s traces 120 trail miles. We covered about two of them today. I guess we’ll be back, which suits me, as I’m always content in a village with a bookstore.
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