We arrived in Bar Harbor early in the afternoon and checked back in to the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel, this time in the new wing. We had carpet on the floor this time and the same great view of Cruise ships in Frenchman Bay.
We were up early to check out of the hotel in Calais, it was raining. After having breakfast in a diner, the one a Miami tourist claimed had "the best breakfast I have had since driving up from Florida". That was nice to know, even though we were heading back that direction today. We drove the #9 to Bangor, Maine, just for a change of scenery. It rained off and on through the trip but had quit by the time we got to Bangor. We checked out a couple of Antique stores and some Thrift Shops when we were in Bangor then headed down the 395 to Ellsworth then took highway #3 back to Mount Desert Island and Bar Harbor. We arrived in Bar Harbor early in the afternoon and checked back in to the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel, this time in the new wing. We had carpet on the floor this time and the same great view of Cruise ships in Frenchman Bay. Since we still had most of the afternoon left we headed to down town Bar Harbor. There are Lots of tourist type shops in the downtown area, seasonal business lots of T-shirts and hoodies (50-70% off this time of year). Here they are big on Lobsters and for some reason Moose. Apparently you don't see a lot of Moose though, sorta' like the Loch Ness monster or Ogopogo. There are Fish Boats in the harbor at the end of main street, a couple of nice little parks, restaurants and waterfront Hotels. Cruise ships sit offshore and ferry passengers to the downtown area where you can catch the Lighthouse tour boats or be bused to Acadia National Park. When we returned to the hotel we visited the house on the property. It was part of the original estate of Klondike billionaire, Sir Harry Oakes . This house and the 12 acres around it are now part of the hotel and property. The inside of the Oakes' House is decorated in period fashion has a drawing room, sitting room, parlor, numerous bedrooms, and a conference room. I picked up some brochures from the hotel lobby to learn more about Acadia National Park and tomorrow we will be visiting sites like the lookout on Cadillac Mountain, Sand Beach, the Carriage House and Thunder Hole.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
|