Day 9

today is the Acadia National Park. We still get to use our lifetime National Park pass that we got for ten dollars last year. So far we have used it for 6 national parks and two national monuments.

You can see that the tide went out--the difference is easy to see. Acadia is a mixed bag; lots of trees and then occasional shore sites with rocks. Mom gets a little hyper when I walk of the road to shoot pix.

At Jordan Pond we bought a book "Blueberries for Sal" Helen had this book as a kid, so we got it for Eli and Mira.

Stopped at Champlain Precipice. A volunteer had a telescope set up and you could see a Peregrine falcom on a ledge. I took a picture and we might be able to enlarge it and see the falcon--couldn't see it with the naked eye. The volunteer said he was digesting his day's food. They catch a bird a day in flight and bring it back to eat at home. Not really a nest, just a "scrape" which is just that--a scraped off place on a ledge. There was a .9 mile trail to the summit, but Mom didn't want to try it.

stopped at an overlook. A seagull landed on the rock fence and let us take his picture--from about five feet.

Lunch was at Chowdah's on Main Street in Bar Harbor. We then went on the other half of the island and saw several shore pulloffs which were pretty.

Stopped at Bass Harbor Lighthouse-built in 1857. Used to be manned, but now it is automated--the only lighthouse you can drive to in the area.

Back to the Comfort Inn. I did email while Mom went next door to the L.L. Bean outlet store. Decided we will definitely stop at the real store tomorrow. They are open 24 hrs a day.

Dinner was in Ellsworth at the Union River Lobster House. Mom had a whole lobster and did it justice. no dessert.

had enough--forgot to get the stats--will add tomorrow.