Wait that’s not right. Well plainly the rain falls in Maine. We woke to rainy skies but we headed into town (Bar Harbor) for breakfast and to hop aboard the free shuttle. Breakfast was at the delightful “Independent Café”. Next was a good/bad moment. Good: I am now the proud owner of a lifetime pass to all US National Parks. Bad: OMG – I’m old enough to qualify for a lifetime pass!!! We took the shuttle to the SW Harbor where we delighted in looking at a village on the bay, particularily all the smaller fishing and sailing boats. We wandered about the village for a while before heading back into town. More shopping and lunch – complete with root beer floats prepared us for an afternoon of sightseeing and leisurely hikes. The rain kept us from any extensive hiking, but we were able to get out between bursts. We wended about hither and yon and reached the peak of Cadillac Mountain (which I still have trouble believing actually qualifies as a mountain at only 1500 ft) for sunset. The views were awesome and dramatic. I think we got some good sunset photos.
Earlier in the day I had cornered a local for a good restaurant with local brew and lobster, so after sunset we headed back down the “mountain” to the “Finback Alehouse” on cottage st. We both opted for brews from the Black Bear Brewing and gave them a thumbs up. Steamed lobster with fresh corn on the cob for Monica and I had the dinner special of wild mushroom and lobster risotto.
The musical score for today’s adventure consisted of offshore winds, the mournful song of the loon and the imaginary call of the mythical American Moose. (See wildlife sidebar for more on the mythical moose.)
It’s been a long day and tomorrow promises to be the same. To our friends and family back in AZ – stay dry and do not drive thru any low lying areas – you do not want to get caught by the ‘stupid motorist law’!!
Thus endeth day 6.
AZ girls A to Z Adventure 