ANCHORAGE MOTEL Bar Harbor

... br>The harbor and docking area are exquisite, and seem like they have remained the same for years. The locals don't want their small town to change, but it is changing, and they are accepting this fact graciously. They understand that tourism is starting to grow as an industry, which is no wonder to anyone who has visited the area. Experience Bar Harbor and see the best of the Eastern United States.

... many of the routes. The loop offers a great variety of terrain from tidal basins to mountain top vistas and although it was an overcast day the leaves were dazzling along the drive.<br><br>Senses overwhelmed we stopped near the campground for dinner at the Chart Room; they know how to prepare seafood, excellent charbroiled local scallops for me and Atlantic halibut for George, accompanied by a crisp New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc . . . Life is Good!

... day we drove north along the coast and believe it or not went back into Canada. We went over to Campobello Island which is actually in Canada ..... for the life of me I can not figure out why.....by location it looks like it should belong to the US. It is a similar situation but not quite the same, as Point Roberts. We were politely grilled at the Canadian border about why we didn't have our purchases with us and why would we be ...

What a day! It dawned clear and bright, and stayed that way all day. We drove across the "neck" of Vermont, and loved it. The towns were clean, quaint, and beautiful. The houses seemed very old, and most had three or more additions added to the side of them. We theorized it was additions as generations were added to the families over the years. We stopped at a maple syrup factory where they made maple candy ...

It was a beautiful sunny fall day that was pretty windy. I was glad that bought a lined wind breaker in Newport. Bar Harbor is a tender port. The ship was at anchor out among the lobster pot jungle. The ship is set with the azipods turned so that it acts as a large wind break. This keeps the chop to a minimum when getting on and off of the tender. <br><br>As usual, we enjoyed breakfast in the Lido before going ashore. I usually have muesli and raisin bread. If I am there ...

... on the right hand side of the roadway after passing the summit road. Pull into the second pull over. There should be a fast moving stream close to the pullover. Across from the pullover, on the other side of the road, you will see an opening in the trees, where if you enter and go left it will take you to the side of that stream. But if you enter and turn right, and make your way toward the top of that ledge, looking closely at the ground around you, you ...

... Park. We were thrilled and pleased to find exciting places to stop along the 27 mile loop through the amazing wonders of Maine. The first stop was about 20 minutes into the park. We decided to claim a bench and wolf down our delicious gourmet sandwiches; well we were until we realized Dads sandwich was MIA. Hmmm Colette got the sandwiches and Dads waste one missing, coincidence, well I guess we'll never know. At one point we stopped at a beach ...

... town, while having a busy harbor with all kinds of boats coming in and out. Both of these areas are obviously favorite sailing stops along the Maine coast. The last harbor we went to was Bass Harbor so that we could see the Bass Harbor Light. This is one of the most photographed lighthouses in Maine; you may recognize it. I don't know what it is about a lighthouse that draws so many people, but it seemed as though everyone on Mt. Desert Island was ...

... have to guess where they are as I dont have time to annotate today.(you may have to look back to some of the entries to find upoaded photos, I have tried to keep them reasonably relevant to the dialogue, eg Virginia photos attached to the Virginia blog etc!) The donation site is open for business until the 10th of October. www.justgiving.com/gavincrump Thanks for reading this and beinnng there in one way or the other over the last 2500 miles. All the best a very grateful Gavin Crump

... Beech Mountain in Acadia. Acadia has many trails to hike with the biggest going up Cadillac Mountain (tallest mountain in Maine - 1,500 feet). We ate lunch at the summit as we enjoyed the view overlooking the rocky coast and the nearby sandy beach down in the valley. Later that day we met up with Don from Kodak. We grabbed our camera and walked with him and some others down to a pier. He would stop along the way and show us how to take pictures ...