2 Miles and 4 Feet from Home: 07/21/15

We got up around 7 and it had been raining most of the night. The good news is today was supposed to be sunny and about 79 degrees. It was a bit chilly but we made some coffee to get us warmed up and then we made breakfast. I love cooking breakfast on the Coleman stove! The rain had stopped and today was laundry day. We went to the camp office and got some change and then headed up to the camp laundry. The machines were very cheap but they were also very old and it was already crowded at 8:30 in the morning. We found two machines and got started. The good thing was that we had good wifi. This allowed us to catch up on a few things online and it also gave Lyn a chance to call her sister Dominga in the Philippines. At one point soap started coming out of one of the machines and we had to run get a bowl to start emptying it. We figured that somehow we must of put two cups of detergent in one of the machines. Anyway problem diverted. Our plan for the day was to go into town and walk around Bar Harbor have lunch and then go on one of the loops of Acadia National Park. Bar Harbor has a really cool feel to it. Kind of like Key West with a dose of the northeast added in. I could definitely see spending a couple of weeks here. When we got down to Main Street we found a parking place and got Jasper out and headed out. There was a big fog that was surrounding us and you could only see a few hundred feet out into the harbor. The shops were great and there were lots of restaurants and bakeries. Lots of the businesses had water out for dogs. It was funny but Jasper seemed compelled to try each and every one. Kind of a way of marking his territory before he officially marked his territory later. Anyway in my book a town that has water out for dogs is my kind of town. While we were walking around there was a bakery that sold Whoopie Pies and we split one. Very good but not as good as the one we had in Lancaster, PA. Anyway we walked back down to the water and now we could easily see some huge islands just across the water. It is crazy how thick he fog is and how easily it comes and goes. We decided to get a lobster roll and have a little picnic in the park overlooking the water. What can I say…….. beautiful! After lunch we went to Acadia National Park to tour one of the loops. By the time we got to the first overlook the fog was back and all we could see was gray but as we climbed higher and we got above the fog the views became clearer. Finally our loop took us down to the beaches. The problem was that there was no parking anywhere. This place was super crowded. I always say more people should visit our national parks. I guess since this one is very accessible I should have expected more crowds. I would love to visit this park in September and when the summer crowds were no longer here. The park does a great job accommodating people and even offers free shuttle busses but of course Jasper is not allowed on that one. Anyway we finally found parking much further down the beach and Lyn and I went out and climbed on the rocky coast. It was very pretty and we would like to go back for sure. On the way back we noticed a Lobster shack right across from our campground. I looked it up on line and it had great reviews. We are planning on going there tomorrow night for dinner. One of the reviews made a special mention of their clam chowder. We decided to get a bowl and have it as an appetizer to Lyn’s meal. It was very good. Before dinner we took Jasper for a walk and noticed people picking berries out in a field. After checking it out we saw that they had blueberries as far as you could see. We picked a bunch and ate them right there. They were perfect and we plan on picking some more in the morning. We headed back to the campsite and Lyn fixed dinner while I built a fire. The dinner was pork, Sweet potatoes and stir-fried vegetables. Yum Yum! After that we sat around the fire and headed to bed around 9:45. We were worn out. Tomorrow we plan to repeat today and see more of Bar Harbor and another loop of Acadia.