Our departure from the over-crowded Pine Cone Campground went without a problem.….and we were on the road by 9:05am……just about the time we wanted to leave. The further south we drove the foggier it became until by the time we arrived at the border in the heart of St. Stephen…..it had become really bad, and then just about disappeared as we drove into town. It was about 120 miles down to the border.….and the border crossing went with less questions than ever before!!!! All that we were asked.….and by two different American immigration/passport workers.……was; “Is there anyone riding in there?”…..referring to TheHowserHouse!! One other question was asked as they studied my passport..…and that was: “You were in Egypt recently?” I just told them we had gone over there on tour.…and it was the trip of a lifetime. Satisfied….they told us to drive on and have a safe trip.
Another 100 miles of twisting roads that went up over mts. and down the other side. And, then we took a shortcut through the woods and over the mts to Ellsworth where we had reservations at a campground 15 miles from Bar Harbor. It took us a bit longer than we had planned…..and then the instructions on how to find the cg were terrible and we wound up driving through this little town with very narrow streets up and down steep hills…..and I called the cg.….and they still were not very good with the assistance. BUT….we did manage to find it……and while it is not the most beautiful of places, nor does it have many other amenities, we do have a pretty good WIFI here.
After getting settled and the umbilical cords attached, we had a bite of lunch and then took off for Bar Harbor. That took longer than we had anticipated as the road was also a two lane road with LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of traffic on it.…going both ways.
Arriving we found a place to park……for FREE…..and then walked around the bustling little town that is full of touristy things and gazillions of hotels and B&B’s and little cottages and overnight places to stay that were built in the middle of the last century. The houses are immense....and gorgeous!! But…the WOW factor comes from the beautiful, amazingly fantastic bay/harbor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is such a great setting with islands out in the bay…..and the mts surrounding parts of the bay…..WOW..WOW…WOW!!!! We just sat down and stared at this place…..and enjoyed.
We did a bit of shopping….some really good bargains with hardly any taxes when comparing the taxes to the horrific taxes in Canada!!! Then the 1st Lady wanted to revisit a couple of places that she had see when she was here many years ago while I was off on a tour with my students to Europe. Soooo, we went to the little restaurant on the bay....and actually, right out over it.……and had their special of the night: a complete Lobster dinner for $18.95!!!! Another WOW!!! We ordered a wonderful crisp Pinot Grigio wine……and were not disappointed…….it WAS wonderful!!! Soooo good….and accompanied the great lobster dinner beautifully!!! The ambience of the beauty of the bay with the sun beginning to set over the mts behind us..….well, it made for a delightful dinner and relaxing conversation over the wine.
Then….it was off to the Acadia National Park drive…..and we drove up to the top of Cadillac Mountain…..1500+ feet tall....and the highest peak on the Atlantic coast. To say the least, the higher we drove with hairpin curves and great views.…..it just got better and better and better!!!! The clouds were soon below us and hiding the other mts from time to time…..and then the clouds began to hide the sun as it was setting….and the entire composition of these elements made for a spectacular scene!! OMG….what awesome beauty!!!
We remained on top for about 15-20 minutes and then began the drive back down….and then back to the campground. By the time we arrived at THH, we were both tired…and realized then that we were tired because we had changed times zones when we re-entered the states.….after being in Canada for six weeks. The Maritime Provinces of Canada are in the Atlantic Daylight Time Zone as opposed to Maine being in the Eastern Daylight Time Zone.
And soooo, another successful day of traveling…...and a great dinner….and some amazing sights on Cadillac Mt……all added up to making us certain that.……
LIFE IS REALLY, REALLY AMAZING!!!!!…..And, I hope it is for all of you, also!!!!!
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