MOUNT DESERT ISLAND & BAR HARBOR to OLD ORCHARD BEACH, ME. (SEP. 18, 19, & 20, 2009)

OK… You guys who think I’m sluffin’…
There’s life beyond Blogs, you know…
Don’t give me a hard time just ‘cause I take a day or two off…
It’s annoying! Besides that… I think I’ve been keeping up pretty good…
So… Give me a break!
Well now, that that’s out of the way…
We had two wonderful last days in Bar Harbor…
On Friday (18th), we went into town (Ellsworth) to get gas and to stock up on groceries, then had a peaceful and quiet time at the trailer until we headed to “The Chart Room” (a restaurant half way between us and Bar Harbor) for our first full lobster dinner (I had lobster, Lu settled for halibut), and, man, was it ever good! Too bad I forgot to take the camera with me! Sorry! But I’ll make up for it…
We had plans of taking another hike around Jordan Pond on Saturday (19th), but woke up to howling winds which were cold to the bone…
Decided to stay warm and cozy in the trailer…
Of course, it warmed up as the day grew longer, and we finally ventured into Bar Harbor, and our favorite restaurant/bar, for a last supper, so to speak…
We highly recommend Galyn’s… It has the most quaint “old-time” bar (seating maybe a dozen people) and a wonderful restaurant, which served a better meal than at the Chart Room for almost half the price… What can I say? We were sold on the joint the first time we set foot inside the door (four days ago)…
Of course, it didn’t hurt to have a good-looking bartender like Kaitlyn…
I like good-looking bartenders… OK? Have a problem with that? Nah… Didn’t think so….
Anyway… That’s it… We’re done with Bar Harbor… How sad is that?
We spent 12 days here, and loved every minute of every day… What a place to visit (or to live - during summer)!
There are so many things to participate in here that you’ll find it hard to fit into a two-week time slot… Just hiking in Acadia National Park would consume those two weeks alone…
Not to mention all the other attractions everywhere - just a few miles away from where we were staying (Mount Desert Narrows Campground)…
Then there’s the food… No matter where we went to eat, we found delicious fares… Some were more pricy than others, but, all in all, the cost of a good meal was fairly competitive from one place to the next… Booze was another story… I drink rum and coke, and Lu loves her beer, and the variation in price is staggering… Of course, we visited the more pricy establishments only once.
OK… So now we’re up to date…
This morning we left around 8am, and, to our dismay, followed “Jack’s” directions down Hwy 1 to Old Orchard Beach…
It’s totally amazing to me how that little box (GPS) can control our lives like it does!
We were OK to begin with, but, boy, when we got down toward Portland, “Jack” took us on all the back roads (I’m thinking, maybe we’ll have to get “Molly” back?)
Stopped in the town of Bath to inquire about things at the local Information Building, and found myself (after making a sharp u-turn) in trouble with my trailer’s electrical brake, which had been disconnected…
Thankfully, I was able to re-insert the “break-away key” (which made the trailer breaks lock up), so that was solved peacefully… But in the process, I managed to break off my right ear-stem of my glasses again
(is that 4 times now?)…
Anyway, we didn’t have “big” enough maps to make judgments on our own, so we were “hogtied” so to speak…
I’m sorry, but FYI, I have to tell you, there were more than one occasion when a few choice words from my limited vocabulary were uttered in dissatisfaction with our “guide.” Time and again, we found ourselves on very poor, and very narrow residential roads, and I’m actually surprised we didn’t encounter any low bridges, which would’ve made my day, for sure!
So… That outburst out of the way…
We made it here to Pinehurst RV Resort (in Old Orchard Beach, ME.) around 2pm, and got everything “tied” down…
I needed a nap (getting old), and laid down for an hour… Then we drove down to the town of Old Orchard Beach, where we parked, then walked the beach… Then stopped for refreshments at THE PIER, and finally ended up at the Sunset Bar and Grill for dinner…
It’s a tough life, but somebody’s gotta do it!
Hasta la bye, bye, Baby!
I’ll write when I feel like it… You just make sure you keep in touch…
Pictures:
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PS... Billy and Donna,
Please accept my appologies for forgetting to get a picture of you, and messing up on your home state... I'm truly sorry!
Anyway, we loved meeting you guys, and really hope that some day, we might meet up again... That'd be fun, for sure!
Take care and keep an eye on us!