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Oh this beautiful coast
... customs house, bank, general store.
Then we drove across a bridge an island and a causeway to reach Great Wass Island Preserve looking for a walk but as they all seemed to be through pine forest to the sea, instead of by the sea, we gave up on that and headed out to Mt Desert Island, Bar Harbour and Acadia National Park - a gift from the Rockefellers and other wealthy folks to the nation. ...
Camden & Rockport, Maine
Left Dave & Julie's about noon today, and they suggested we drive out to the coast and see the quaint little villages of Rockport and Camden, as we headed north towards Acadia National Park. Camden and Rockport were indeed pretty little coastal towns, but we didn't stop. We got such a late start, and we really wanted to make it to Bar Harbor before dark.
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Jefferson, Maine
... down the final gravel road out in the wilderness (or so it seemed at that hour), not reallly knowing what lay ahead of us. It was a perfect ending to an otherwise stressful drive.
Below we have posted some fun photos from Dave & Julie's place and a walk we took with them the next morning after breakfast. We walked in the country to see the turning leaves, and passed by the summer/country home of their French Canadian friends who are elderly artists.
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Monhegan Island
... sealife. Over spots, where dolphins were actively hunting for fish, Gannets plummeted into the sea, heads first, wings folded only at the last moment.
Moneghan Island has 17 miles of hiking trails and hardly any cars so it's a very relaxing place. We took the mailboat from Port Clyde and saw dolphins and seals on the way. The island itself is inhabited by artists, painters, writers ...
Mount Battie, Wooden Boat territory
... but must be a nice experience. Canoes and kayaks can be rented for short periods.
At sunset the light over the water is almost better than a Dutch Golden Age painting (e.g. Ruijsdael). All kinds of golden, Bordeaux, aubergine and purple hues are mixed into the natural colours of the rock. In quite a number of villages we saw boutiques and galleries showing works that evidenced the fact that painters were impressed as ...
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