Northeast or Bust; Day 9

We took off from Wiscasset at 8:25 with Larry leading the pack.  Our destination was Acadia National Park to the north.

Along the way Larry took us to see some rare Belted Galloway cows.  I’ll have to admit that I don’t think I’ve ever seen one before.  You can see where they get the name, “belted”.IMG_0783

We also stopped at Laite Beach in Camden, ME to enjoy a view of the bay.IMG_0788

An unexpected pleasure was finding the Penobscot Narrows Bridge near Bucksport.  One of the towers used to support the bridge had an observation deck at the top so we made the trip up.  It provided us great views of the surrounding country.IMG_0800

We found ourselves in Ellsworth, ME at lunch time so Larry stopped at the Flex It Café and Bakery.  Food was good and the coffee was better.

I realized today that, in this part of the country, there are a boat load of Dunkin Donuts.  You can’t throw a rock in any direction without hitting a Dunkin Donuts.

Finally we arrived at Acadia National Park.  As we were driving through I told Chris that I was disappointed.  It didn’t seem all that great.  Then we went up Cadillac Mountain and I changed my mind.  The views were magnificent.  Blue clear skies would have made it even better.DSCN8069 (2)

Our lodging for the night was the Edenbrook Motel, which was located close to Bar Harbor and Acadia NP and it had clean rooms.  After checking in and unloading the trailer Chris and I walked across the road to the College of the Atlantic, where we walked through campus and down to their pier.  It provided a nice view of the bay and cruise ships at anchor.DSCN8089 (2)

While walking across campus we came upon “The Turrets”, built in 1895.  A very friendly female student told us it was used for class rooms and offices.  She also told us some history of the building: Two men were vying for the affection of the same woman.  One of the men built the “castle” and told the woman she could live in it if she would marry him, which she did.  They say she still haunts the house and sometimes you can hear her playing the piano.DSCN8088

After two rousing games of golf (the card game – Chris one the first and Jamie won the second – which proved female superiority, according to them) we called it a night.

We covered 156 miles today and saw many beautiful and interesting things.  At the risk of it going to his head, I have to say Larry did a great job of leading the tour today.  Our high temperature was a brisk 63.

Click on the following link to see the pictures taken today: https://goo.gl/photos/FYopJkEs7KQHPKzx9

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