Day 12 and 13 Somesville

Our stretch of less than ideal weather has continued for the last several days. It looks to continue through Thursday. In addition to the clouds and rain, the wind has remained rather brisk day and night. So there is not much incentive to move  - and being retired we don't have to!!!

Yesterday, Tuesday, found us conceding to the morning forecast of rain showers and staying on the boat. We were fortunate that the weather in the afternoon improved and even featured the sun making an appearance that enticed us to sit in the cockpit and enjoy the scene.

The forecast for cloudy but no showers for the evening convinced us to attempt to go to the Acadia Repertoire Theater here in Somesville. As the day was still dreary I will include some photos of the Theater and the village taken last year.

 

 

 

The play was 39 Steps, a novel that Alfred Hitchcock made into a movie in 1935. It was a great show as always.

Today, Wednesday, not wanting to spend another day without getting in a good walk, we headed to Bar Harbor and took the Explorer Bus to Sand Beach within Acadia National Park. There is Sand Beach of course as you can see below/

But at the far end of Sand Beach is Great Head. A wonderful bluff with a loop trail around it. We wanted to do something that if it started to rain we weren't too far away from cover. As you can see the total distance was just short of 2 miles. And interestingly, this is the trail in 2005 we first walked in Acadia that got us into hiking!!! I think it was a good time to retrace our steps.

We don't look so bad for nearly twenty years on.

The Beehive is in the background

And the gray skies did shower us a few times - but we did have rain jackets.

If you look real close you can see the CAT Ferry from Nova Scotia just to the left of the tree in the middle of the frame.

Can you see it now?

Jim and Justine, this photo was taken by a group of folks from Michigan that were traveling by motorcycles. They were Blue fans - and were jealous when I told them we had a friend that saw the boys in blue win it all!

A reward for our exercise efforts.

And back at the boat, the local loon came by to say hello and do some preening for us.

Well the day has flown away just like our feathered friend so ...........

Good Night and May God Bless

Day 11 Somesville

Our second day here saw the poor weather that was forecast by the cloudy sunset of yesterday come to fruition today. Anticipating that it would indeed be a less than stellar hiking day, we did what all other vacationers do - we headed to town - Bar Harbor to be exact.

The day begin with catching the 9:30 bus to town. The muted colors of the dinghy dock highlighted the gray day.

There was a breeze up as well. We are actually in a perfect location as the wind is coming over the land seen to the right in the photo. That prevents the wind from creating too much of a rough condition.

The bus stop is at the Somesville Library.

We had time so we sat at the edge of the lawn and enjoyed the view.

Once in Bar Harbor we followed the sign and when that way to Cafe This Way.

It is a wonderful place for brunch - which we made it. I had eggs Benedict and a blueberry pancake that is simply one of the best ever. I was even enticed so much by the food that I failed to get a picture. 

When in Rome ................ you tour the shops like everyone else. This Maine Woods store had some interesting wood related displays beginning with Bucky Beaver.

A real Maine birch bark canoe - notice the pitch on the seams.

And finally the old tree section !864 to 1994

Even in the mist the scene along the water is magical.

Here we are walking the sea wall path. If you look close you can see that the retaining wall and path has been completely redone - another victim of last winter's storms. Remember Eaton's Boatyard we saw earlier?

Perspective is everything.  Notice the float plane on the back of the private ship. Everyone sees the same water!!

And our perched boulder still remains still.

And finally it is time to take the Explorer bus back to Somesville.

The weather looks like more of the same for most of the week, so will likely stay put for several more days. If you need to hunker down somewhere - this is a great place to do it.

The clouds have brought an early night so.............

Good Night and May God Bless