Bar Harbor Travel Blogs

Despite the brisk competition from other wonderlands in Maine, Acadia wins the top spot for natural beauty in my heart.  There is something special about mountains on the ocean.  Even if the mountains are relative midgets (Cadillac Mountain is the highest point here at 1,530 feet - sti…

After breakfast we headed back into town, parked in the free lot, and walked through a park and down the hill to arrive at the Bar Harbor Whale Watch Company.    I had called to book our tickets over the phone, and we arrived in plenty of time for the 8:30am departure.  We simpl…

As we pulled intot he town of Bar Harbor we were afriad we would not find a parking spot; but somehow my dad always gets lucky with this sort of thing, and we found a good spot in the municipal parking lot.  It being such a nice day everybody seemed to be out enjoying themselves.  My moth…

Me and some of my friends went on a vacation to Maine. We mostly stayed in Bar Harbor, but we also went to Portland and Boothbay. We had a great time. People were very nice. The one thing I noticed about Maine was how clean it was. Most of the time you didn't ever see a cigarette butt on the ground. It was a little expensive for food in some of the towns. But the views of the land were worth ever second. It was a very beautiful place to go. I recommend it to anyone.

Partly together with Hester's parents, we travelled around in the eastern provinces of Canada and New England. Observation results: moose count: 0, blue whale count: 2, fin-back whale count: 4, puffin count: 1, caribou count: 1, bald eagle count: 1, northern gannet count: > 300,000

Here is the listing of my current videos involving Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park - enjoy.   A DAY IN ACADIA NATIONAL PARK http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7WlCmhQKCs BAR HARBOR IN JULY 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsM45wvDaPQ GREEN MOUNTAIN RAILROAD RETRACED http://www.youtu…

On Tuesday we drove the Park Loop Road at Acadia National Park.  It was a little overcast but still made for a beautiful day.  We made stops at  Sieur de Monts Spring, Bear Brook Picnic Area, Beaver Dam Pond, Sand Beach, Thunder Hole, Otter Cove and Bubble Pond.  We also stoped …

We headed to Acadia National Park.  I'm not sure looking at trees really thrilled the girls all that much.  As we were getting out of the car to go down to the ocean, we heard a loud noise and looked up and saw a tree falling toward us!  My husband jumped in front of our baby and cau…

Today was Andy’s birthday. We actually had a really good day. In the morning we went to Jeannie’s for breakfast. Andy had the oatmeal French toast. They make their own bread for it. He said it was awesome. I had the pancakes, and they were normal. After breakfast I went to the spa and had a mas…

bar harbor was incredible. the town the atmosphere had such a good vibe. plenty of places to get a good meal with and drinks. acadia state park is beutiful and if you ever go take your road bike, you will not regret it. it was worth the 10 drive to get there. stopped in boston on the way home. have not been there in several years but this time i finally got to fenway. although i am a mets fans.

I just typed a loooonnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggg detailed entry and this website for some reason deleted it. Enough of that, it's been a long day. Check out the pics, those are the camera phone ones, so better ones to come soon as well as the tales of our trip.

I'm spending 4 months exploring the US and what I want to do with my life for the next 5 years - a combination of road trips through the most scenic areas, camping, and staying in 2 of my favorite cities (Chicago and San Francisco). I'm packing my trusty Mazda Tribute with a box of books, a tent, a GPS system, and lots of music and heading out in June.

I'll be back

We went into town for breakfast and found a little place tucked down an alley called Cafe This Way.  It was a great surprise.  It looks like it used to be a garage with a concrete floor and a still functioning garage door, but the place is hippy artsy with red walls and Georgia O'Keefe-li…

My first time crossing the US, first time in Canada, first time on the East coast...