Sun! What a difference. Boothbay Harbor to Bar Harbor
After arriving in fog at Spruce Point Inn in Boothbay Harbor we woke up to this beautiful sunrise. What a difference a day makes. Traveling in dreary weather really detracts from the natural beauty of this place. We drove into town for coffee and WiFi then hit the road for Bar Harbor. Along the way we stopped in at the Lighthouse Museum in Rockland then drove through the picturesque town of Camden. There were lots of wonderful old homes to gawk at in every little burg we passed through. At lunch we happened to be in Belfast, ME and lucked into a real find - The Lobster Pound. It was a working lobster wholesale distributor with a walk up window for lunch orders. They fished our lobster out of a tank and cooked it right there for the most amazing sandwich ever. After than, on the Bar Harbor with a tour of Arcadia National Park along the 27 mile loop. Now comfy in our beautiful room at the Bay View Inn - and yes, it does have a bay view!.
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OK, We had to do it . . . LL Bean owns Freeport, ME, or at least it looked that way. This little town exists for shoppers. We left without a purchase of anything. Then, on to the Maritime Museum in Bath where the early ships were made. What an accomplishment for some rugged men of yore. They don't make 'em like that anymore - ships and men.
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