Maine

Brian and I managed a get-away sans kids (thanks to Grandma Sue) to Bar Harbor / Acadia National Park in Maine. We packed a lot into our few days there. We had a great time, and maybe in a few years we'll return and bring the kids with us.

We rented bikes one day and rode along the carriage trails in the park to a place called Jordon Pond, which is famous for it's pop-overs. They had very good and exceptionally fresh food - as I got a free meal due to the caterpillar that I found wandering through my salad.

Here's us at the pond with the mountains in the background:


That night we also made reservations to take a sunset sea kayak tour of the harbor. Unfortunately, it rained, so we were very wet.



The next day we explored the some parts of the island recommended by the B&B innkeepers. We found this "you may enter cautiously at low tide" sea cave, which we entered at low tide and both managed to slip and fall in.



Then, not realizing we were choosing the "adventure" parts of the recommended stops, we climbed the Beehive. Here it is from the bottom:


Here it is mid-way up. This was a "ladder" climb, which meant they had graciously anchored metal rungs and ladders along parts of the trail. We still found ourselves clinging to the side in a few places - as you can see the "ladder" in the image. (Erica - I do not know how you rock climb).



Here is us celebrating at the top - where we dined on wild blueberries. Yum.