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Travel Blogs from Bar Harbor
Back in the US, back in the US, the USofA
An ample breakfast, more chatting with our hosts in Alma a nd we were off again. So far we have driven about 3,400 miles). But it was a quicjk trip into Fundy National Park and we were soon out of the car again to embark on the first of three walks, one to a waterfall, one to a beach, and one to Caribou Plains (no Caribou and no Plains but plenty of trees, a peat bog and Beaver ponds - but no beavers)
Then South ...
Playing In Vacationland
... it was hard to decide which town I liked the most. Each town had something unique to offer the visitor whether it was its shops, restaurants and/or marina.
My highlight of the trip was our visit to Acadia National Park and going to the summit of Cadillac Mountain (1,530 feet). Standing on the summit, we were able to take in the fall colours of the vegetation on the mountain and the valleys below. Truly breathtaking! Another highlight ...
New Hampshire, Three Authors, and the Maine Coast
Leaving Western New York, our goal was to make our next camp in South Hampton, New Hampshire. To do that, we had to get through the remainder of New York state and across Massachusetts in a hurry (we would linger longer in these areas later on). To accomplish this, we discovered the horror/beauty of the turnpike.
If you don't know (as we didn't), a turnpike is basically a huge tolled interstate highway. When you get on, they give you a ticket, and based ...
One final walk on the pedestrian path...
Kim fell in love with Bar Harbor - could move there in a minute, if it weren't for their cold winters, so for one last glimse of this wonderful little harbor town, we took one last walk along the harbor trail and took some final photos for memories.
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Day 5: Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park, Maine
Today is Acadia day!!! I got up at around 5am. I went by Stephen King's home in Bangor Maine first. It's an old Victorian style home, and you know it's his home because he has a cast iron front gate that has bats on it! I took me an hour to drive to Acadia and it was still foggy and raining a little bit. I finally got to the park. The entrances are a little weird because the one I went through didn't have ...