Fwd: Bar Harbor and Acadia and more!!!

 Kathy Taylor

After a rainy Tuesday morning spent inside working on paintings, we took a drive to Corea  nearby.  There was a funky restaurant out on the pier with a view of the harbor and lobster boats that looks likely for some painting time in the future.  Driving further we saw homes and a bit of the shore but not much more.  A quick stop at the Pickled Winkle to see if they had blueberry pie was fruitless, ha ha, so it was back to the dining hall for dinner after all.  A bunch of 8^th graders have joined us here and gobble up all the food if we don’t get in first…seniors scramble now!!

Today, George and I ventured to the larger part of Acadia on Desert Mount Island and took the loop tour up to Cadillac Mountain and Jordan Pond.  We had a nice lunch at Jordan house restaurant, huge servings that we couldn’t finish.  I had a vegetable risotto which was a nice change from the food here.  (Last night mac and cheese made from the leftover noodles from the night before!!)  This is  like camp, people!!!

The views were beautiful from the summits and shore roads we drove in the park.  Bar Harbor was a pretty town full of tourists shopping the stores for T-shirts to tea.  We walked the main street and the shore walk and enjoyed it a lot.  A stop for that pie was a nice treat before starting back.  Julie and Joan came around the corner and found us munching…they craved a change of food too and were having dinner there in town.

Maine is known for its wild blueberries.  They are tiny and delicious.  We have had them every day here in pancakes, muffins, scones, crisp, and as a topping for our fruit or yogurt.  We love the berries and eat them all summer in Michigan where they are nearly 4 times larger.    Lobster and blueberries, the food of Maine!!!

On the way back we took a detour down to see the town of Sorrento and the harbor there.  Pretty, with the mountain in the distance, and a favorite spot to paint.   Finally back home we had a bit of cheese and crackers, folded our laundry and vegged out for a while.

Tomorrow is another painting day for me but I don’t plan to stand for 5 hours again…way too much!!

                                 

  Watercolor by Kathy Taylor       Julie and Floyd with no heads, Kathy and Ann working.

  Lobsters for your lunch!!

  Top of Cadillac Mountain

  Bar Harbor..no cruise ships today!!