I had a little iPhone charging issue most of the day so unfortunately I don't have any of my pics for the blog. It seems like all you vicarious travelers like pictures so I found this one, though it's not nearly as pretty as the real thing, or my pictures. This is Sand Beach at Acadia. I did a very little hiking up the trail on the far shore, but I must be old because my legs still hurt from yesterday, plus there's a blister, plus I'm rowing tomorrow so I wanted to recover.... I also stopped at the Precipice and saw a young peregrine falcon and went down to the tide pools by Thunder Hole. I recommend Googling for pics of all those.
I spent the rest of the day driving the coastal highway down to Portland. I've decided I'm glad I did it, but if I ever drive back and forth to Acadia again I'm taking the easy way. I was prepared for the "quaint" towns of Camden, Rockland, and Boothbay Harbor. Seems like everybody wants to visit quaint towns and they're all tourist traps with cute shops. Not that I'm opposed to cute shops, it just felt more like Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey or San Fran, with the awful traffic as well. I was thinking of spending my last two days in one of those towns, but I'm rethinking that.
I arrived in Portland safely and without getting lost. That's amazing since no iPhone also meant no gps. I ate at a very nice bar and had a Red Claw beer and my first lobster roll. I had been worried about the hot dog bun part of lobster rolls but this one was toasted and delicious. I don't think it will be my last roll.
More tomorrow, I have to get up early and meet a friend of Deb Chute's in Yarmouth. As Bob says, two years two oceans to row in.
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I spent the rest of the day driving the coastal highway down to Portland. I've decided I'm glad I did it, but if I ever drive back and forth to Acadia again I'm taking the easy way. I was prepared for the "quaint" towns of Camden, Rockland, and Boothbay Harbor. Seems like everybody wants to visit quaint towns and they're all tourist traps with cute shops. Not that I'm opposed to cute shops, it just felt more like Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey or San Fran, with the awful traffic as well. I was thinking of spending my last two days in one of those towns, but I'm rethinking that.
I arrived in Portland safely and without getting lost. That's amazing since no iPhone also meant no gps. I ate at a very nice bar and had a Red Claw beer and my first lobster roll. I had been worried about the hot dog bun part of lobster rolls but this one was toasted and delicious. I don't think it will be my last roll.
More tomorrow, I have to get up early and meet a friend of Deb Chute's in Yarmouth. As Bob says, two years two oceans to row in.
Sent from my iPhone
Can't wait to see the real photos. I haven't gotten to row this week yet. Trying to recover from one vacation and ready myself for the next. : (
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are having a great adventure.