Acadia

Alex is here! I have an adventure buddy! It’s a long story to explain how we got to know each other, but he lives in Portland so I don’t get to see him much. We both like to travel to lesser-known places, so he asked if he could join me for part of my trip. It’s funny; he sees it as hijacking my trip, but I wouldn’t be able to do all this stuff in Canada if he wasn’t with me!

Our first stop after I picked him up in Bangor was this huge place called The Chicken Barn. I think it’s over 35,000 square feet? The first floor is all antiques, and the second floor is all books. I didn’t find anything, but Alex found an antique book about hiking the Appalachian Trail. 

Then we stopped for lunch in Bar Harbor, which was certainly scenic and charming, but also crowded and a little bit stressful. I was glad to escape to a less crowded area, where we went for a nice hike and just sat for a while on the beach. 

Everyone said we needed to see Cadillac Mountain, which wasn’t actually too crowded since we got there so late in the day. On the way there, we saw a double rainbow across the harbor. And the views from Cadillac Mountain would have been worth it, even if there was a crowd. 

We ended the day with popovers and lemonade at Jordan Pond, which also came highly recommended. I thought it was just okay. Part of that is that I am sick with a cold (I have no voice) and was running a fever at that point and I had body aches and was just ready for bed. I can’t believe the terrible timing of this cold! I’m just thankful that so far, the main symptoms are just having no voice and a sore throat. 

Anyway, I’m so glad Alex is here. I was a little nervous because we haven’t actually spent that much time together, but that has changed really fast; he didn’t bring a tent because we’re only camping for a few nights, so he just slept in my car with me. He was curled up in the fetal position in the front seat, and I was in the back as usual. It was not the most comfortable night!