Day 9 - Acadia National Park - By Day

We spent a lot of today exploring the one way round trip road on the island. There are plenty of places designed to allow you to stop and take photos and the entire place is controlled by the Park Rangers who look after the upkeep of the roads and walkways ($10 admission fee for 7 days).

This first one is on a place called Sandy Beach, one of only a couple of life guard on duty beaches which is completely sandy. We were warned that the water was still quite cold, but you never believe these things until you try for yourself. Needless t say... its damn cold!



This next one is at a place called Jordan Park. They have 3 carparks and we had to try all of them before we found a space. They have a little restaurant so we stopped in and skipped straight to desert. Brownie's and Blueberry Ice-cream for Caz and Blueberry Pie for me. I guess I should point out that Blueberries grow wild in Acadia and you can buy just about anything that is made from blueberries!



Finally we made it to the top of Mount Cadillac named for Antoine Laumet de La Mothe
who discovered Acadia and founded Detroit amongst other things. The peak is about 1500 feet above sea level and the views on a clear day are stunning. The first picture here shows the Town of Bar Harbour and Bar Island which you can walk to at Low Tide... you get wet feet if you try and walk there during High Tide.