Maine


Maine (May 9-14, 2009)
Laura and I spent a magnificent six days in Bar Harbor, Maine in early May of 2009. We stayed at the wonderful bed & breakfast The Atlantean Inn which is by the far the best B&B in which we have ever stayed. The breakfasts were gourmet, and different every day. Absolutely spectacular. And the innkeepers, Heidi and Gary (the chef), were the friendliest we ever encountered. If you ever decide to spend time in Bar Harbor, I highly recommend staying with Heidi and Gary. We're going back during a future fall foliage season.

Most of the photos in this general Maine collection are from the Bar Harbor area. But the bulk of the photos I took in Maine were on the nine hikes that we did over the course of five days, where we walked or hiked 40 miles over often rugged terrain. Hence, many of the photos from this trip can be found in the various hike collections: The Shore Path (May 9 & 11), Pemetic Mountain (May 10), The Bubbles (May 11), Bar Island (May 11 & 12), The Beehive (May 12), Gorham Mountain (May 12), Beech Mountain (May 13), Acadia Mountain (May 13), and Ship Harbor (May 13).

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Our room at the B&B
The stairway
The sitting room
Where breakfast was served


The Atlantean [photo by Laura]

"Life is Crap" shirts in the Man Store
Bark Harbor dog boutique

 

Leaving Ben & Bill's ice cream parlor
Outside Ben & Bill's
Fountain near the harbor [photo by Laura]
Cannons near the harbor
 


Gazebo near the harbor
Foggy view from pier
Cottages of the Bar Harbor Inn
Bar Harbor Inn from the pier
 


Gazebo and cannons
On the foggy pier

 





Bar Harbor Inn
 




The Whale Museum
Whale sculpture
 



Whale sculpture
Margarita at Pancho Villa's
And chips and salsa!
 


Cannons on a sunny day
The Margaret Todd schooner
Moose atop Geddy's
Porcupine Islands from Cadillac Mountain
 


Sweeping views ...
... from the peak ...
... of Cadillac Mountain
Bar Harbor from the peak
 


Egg Rock lighthouse

Margaret Todd schooner from peak
On B&B garden swing
 


Looking up Main Street
Statue in town green
Church on Mt. Desert Street
And its cemetery
 


Civil War memorial
Church steeple and wind vane
Bass Harbor lighthouse
Closer view
 


View from lighthouse base
Boarding Acadian for nature cruise
Lobster boat
Margaret Todd schooner
 


Shore "cottage" from the water
Boat's wake
Breakwater
More "cottages" ...
 


... line the coast ...
... of Frenchman Bay
The Precipice looms in the rear
Cold and blustery on top!
 



Seals sunning themselves ...
... on Egg Rock Island
Egg Rock Island lighthouse
 


Curious seal
Cormorants?
Lighthouse
Bald eagle with talons full
 


The right size of a lobster
Lobster boat "Holland Ass"
Private island
 



FIrst cruise ship of the season
Bald eagle nest, occupied!
Bar Harbor from the water
 


Another bald eagle soaring

Margaret Todd and cruise ship
Lunch at the Spot Grill [photo by Laura]
 


Cappuccino at the Opera House Internet Cafe
Our Siamese friend Warwick
Bald Eagle pursued by ravens
Last photo in the B&B
 

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