I finally finish blogging about our last year's trip OMG that really takes forever. Anyway I finally can blog about something we did this year....hurrah! Our 1st road trip for this year to Maine,this was in May, Well in February we actually made a 2 months trip back home so that is why everything just kept piling up.
Since gas was cheap, we though hey why not a road trip?From our place to Acadia takes about 8 hours drive, which is a little far away but still within our comfort zone. On our way we made multiple stops well just to stretch our legs. our 1st stop ( after driving for 4 hours) was at Cape Elizabeth Portland Maine. It was totally on the way.
it's really beautiful
there is a nice lighthouse and one can visit it, cost about $4 i think
it was freakishly windy and cold when we were there. we hangout for a bit and there was a small trail that we walked along the coast and just enjoy the view
me and the lighthouse
we then drove another 2 hours to a restaurant which is also on the way but a slightly far distance, i can't remember the name the food was ok but that amazing so I'm not going to even try to remember it.
continue our journey for another 2 hours we reached our destination ...our hotel!
it\s nice that our room was on the ground floor, so walking out to this view was pretty awesome
but then we were hungry again, What do people come to eat in Maine? Lobster
we went to this place called Trenton Bridge. nice place not too far from our hotel about 15 minutes drive
it's not exactly very cheap, last year price chopper(a supermarket) here in NY sold only 4,99 / lbs
this year some how the lowest price for lobster is 7.99 or was it 6.99
anyway we came here for 2 days in a row for lobster.
the 1st day we had 1 3lbs loster to share. they said the best lobster size would be 2 lbs. i think it's true because the 3lbs was a little tough
so the next day we order 2lobster 2lbs each which was better, the lobster are tender
the lobster are cooked in sea water so you can really taste the sea water saltiness.
this lobster place was always crowded when we were there.
1st your order your lobster how big you want it and then they;ll give u a sheet of paper with a list of side dishes and drinks to order then you queue to pay and wait for your order number to be called. It was chaotic they mix up our order and gave us extra side dishes which was lucky us...hehe. Surprisingly the salads were really nice, i really did expect it to be on the sweet side but it was perfectly season. i got to say the lobster goes well with the potato salad....yum
after dinner we headed down to Bar Harbor direction and went for a walked at the Bar Island.
It's only accessible during low tide. we walked for 10 minutes we had to leave because it was too freaking cold and windy. i was shaking to my bones
early morning the next day after breakfast we headed to the National Park which was like 5 minutes away from our hotel. we visited the Information center which is also the place where you can buy the entrance fee ticket also the starting point for the free shuttle bus
along the way we saw alot of these stones staking like this, it's called Cairn Builder, according to this small sign. "Around 1900 , Waldron bates pioneered the style cairn, His crew build many miles of trails and hundreds of cairns to point the way
after getting our map at the information center we drove up to Cadillac mountain. Along the way there were few stops to enjoy the majestic view
it was windy as predicted and cold, well it is really high up
takes about 10 minutes drive up (minus few stops along the way) Cadillac mountain
this here are granitic rock formed millions of years ago when a very hot liquid cooled deep below the Earth's surface
trapped in a magma chamber more than 2 miles deep, the 1652`F / 900`C liquid crystallized into the mineral rich, pink Cadillac Mountain granite. hey i'm no expert....i just read this on a sign there...hehe
according to them, eventually erosion and glacier scoured and removed the soft, overlaying rock, revealing the harder, more resistant granite
pink granite,,,wow would be a nice kitchen counter top :P
very from the stop
view of bar island from Cadillac Mountain
resting
one of many Cairn Builder we saw while wandering the hiking area
view in the national park
after coming down from Cadillac mountain we visited the wild Garden of Acadia, the parking area is rather small so finding a parking space can be a hassle
it's a small one but there are many hiking trails around the area which is a nice place if you have time
a small information center around the area
the hiking path was not too bad
i like Jesup path, the scenery is really beautiful, i think it make a nice wedding photo shot area
last winter was long and cold. This was in mid May that the leaves of the tree starts to grown
the beauty of nature
we only did half way of the path
wish we had more time to explore ever corner
along the way we saw a pond with beaver's lodge....too bad it was on the other side of the pond
Sand Beach, we follow the one way, park loop road, a entrance fee is required, it's $20/car but we have our annual National Pass, just hang your card on the front of the car. there is a car holder that got from the information center. One can also purchase then entrance ticket there.
the water was so blue but it's just too damn cold,
maybe late summer would be better
there were alot of weird looking sea weed sticking on the rocks
parking is really an issue here
it's just nice to walk along the trail and enjoy the soft sea breeze, afternoon the weather was much better, not so freezing cold anymore
amazing view of the deep blue Atlantic ocean
mini sea world
another main attraction here is the thunder hole
i guess when the tide is high and the waves are strong this hole, too bad there was not strong waves
not sure what this rock hill is called but it does seem dangerous
random shot of nature
a small souvenir shop at thunder hole parking lot, at this point we were so hungry but the snacks here just too expensive, so went back to our car and found 2 expired granola bars (that i remember putting in the car for emergency during winter storm) and we ate it...hahaha, and No we didn't had food poisoning.
tip: should have bough some snacks at Hannaford at Bar Harbor the day before
otter cliff
trying to do yoga
trying too hard to do yoga
some random stop, not sure what it's called
last stop Jordan Pond. There a restaurant here also, but the line was sooooo long. i guess it's the only restaurant in the national park
Jordan Pond is a glacier form small mountain lake with a max water depth of 150ft. The water is really clear
ah beng with Jordan Pond
trail
wish to take a dip but swimming is not allowed.
after this last stop we headed out for a lobster meal by that time it was already 4pm. i was so damn hungry
after our tummy was satisfied, we headed down town, Bar Harbor
they are proud of their lobster,
they even have lobster ice cream, and NO i didn't try.....lol no way
Bar Harbor is quite a charming town, it was nice walking around window shopping
and chill by the park and just people watching while surrounding by be beautiful scenery
we were watching and laughing at people canoeing, we are bad that way
that couple really struggle with peddling....hehehe
after our stroll, we went to Hannaford and bought some local blueberry beer and headed back to our hotel and enjoy the rest of the evening watching the sunset from our hotel room while sipping beer
overall was a nice relaxing weekend trip, we even had a short stop at the Kittery Outlets on the way back. A good way to end a trip is shopping :)
till our next adventure
~ bye~
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