Do you ever have those days that feel like two days in one? That was today.
We started off with breakfast in the cottage and then headed out to Acadia Island and Cadillac Mountain for some exploring. We drove up to the summit of the mountain first for a panoramic view of the surrounding mountains and coastal areas. Through the remnants of morning fog, the scattered islands were mostly visible from the top of the mountain.
We sat atop the peak for a few minutes to watch three hawks circling in search of prey. Watched as they soared upwards with the thermals, steadily rising without a single beat of their wings to aid in the climb. Watched as they floated away to an unseen part of the mountain.
We trooped back to the van and drove steadily downward for a few minutes, stopping several times at lookout points to enjoy the scenery.
The next few hours were spent in and out of the van, walking along trails, taking in the gorgeous Maine coast and getting sunburned. oops.
Aside from the sunburn, everyone had a great time watching the waves crash into Thunder Hole, searching the shoreline for a alleged shipwrecked schooner on the islands only beach. We looked down the sheer facing of a several hundred foot drop at the Precipice, ate a picnic lunch on a moderately flat rock over looking the ocean, saw the southern tip of Nova Scotia through the lingering mist, explored along a stream feeding into the largest freshwater lake in the state (the drinking source of nearby Otter Bay) and moseyed through a wild garden containing most of the vegetation on the island in a single area.
Thoroughly pooped out, we went back the the cottage for a shower and a rest before going to dinner at The Log Cabin. The boys both gave up and had burgers, mom had mussels, dad had *amazing* sea scallops and I? Well, I had a lobster, of course :o)
After dinner, the boys and dad played a round of mini golf and we all had ice cream in downtown Bah Hahbah.
Thus ends another day surrounded by the the rugged beauty of Maine.
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