Nothing a whole bunch to say. We had a lovely drive through New Hampshire and into Maine. There are no Interstates so it was all back road, scenic drives. Beautiful little hamlets and many mountains and lakes.
We arrived in Bar Harbor early this afternoon and checked into our little hotel. We are staying about 20 miles outside of Bar Harbor. After taking a trip into Bar Harbor I'm very glad that we made that decision. It is way too crowded for me.
It's a beautiful fishing village, with way too many tourists and tiny streets with lots of construction. I can't wait to get into the little shops and do some shopping and get out into the National Park and get some good pictures. But those tiny streets with cars parked on both sides and two way traffic didn't impress me too much.
We are all signed up for a 2 hour tour of the park and Bar Harbor. Then hopefully we will get to walk around the village or maybe do a whale watching cruise or something like that.
We did stop for dinner on a small island about 10 miles outside of Bar Harbor. It was a shack but the parking lot was full of cars and the fire was full blast under the pots they were cooking their specialty in....LOBSTER.
Denny was very apprehensive but the lady convinced him there was no way their lobster was going to taste like Red Lobster. So we walked over to the holding area picked out our lobster, had him weighted ($10.95 a lb) and they put him in a rope bag took him outside and plunged him in the cooker.
Extras included corn, potatoe salad (FYI it did NOT have pickle relish in it) and butter. Our lobster showed up on a roasting pan all ready for us to enjoy. The ladies gave Denny an instruction sheet on how to eat a lobster. We devoured it!!!!! So good, so fresh it was probably in Penobscot Bay this morning! Tomorrow we are going to try a place that was recommended by the hotel staff. I'll let you know how that is tomorrow.
Like I said today was a transition day and we are sitting here relaxing and enjoying the very cool weather. Hope it cools off for you guys in Illinois.
The only crop we inspected through Maine was potatoes!! Denny was disappointed. But rest assured we are both having a good time and enjoying every minute of it.
Talk with you tomorrow.
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