September 23-25, 2009 Maine – Down-East, such a beautiful place

Wednesday morning we headed out of Bangor traveling south to Belfast Maine. We pulled into a nice little campground that had a wonderful view of Penobscot Bay on the Atlantic Ocean. What a beautiful place to spend a few days. We were both feeling a bit of travel weariness, this was just the ticket. After a trip into the town of Belfast, we stopped by Young’s Lobster Pound and bought our second lobster meal. This time we had 2 lobster rolls, an amazing amount of lobster meat, mixed with mayo served with lettuce and pickles on sesame see bun. Oh my, heavenly it was, we must of each had almost ½ pound of lobster each, so sweet, so tender, so amazing. Lobster pounds are fairly common in this area – they are typically sort of a barn like structure with large tanks of water, where they keep the lobsters alive until they are cooked and served. There were 100s of lobsters at Young’s where we bought lunch.
Thursday morning we headed out to see Acadia National Park, another beautiful day in paradise. We enjoyed a nice drive around the 27 mile loop road seeing a gorgeous rugged coastline, spectacular pink granite rocks, and some colorful trees. We drove up to Cadillac Mountain and enjoyed a marvelous view of the Mount Desert Island. What a great scene looking down into Bar Harbor with many big sailing boats and two large cruise ships. Cadillac Mountain is supposedly the first place in the U.S. to see the sunrise, have to take their word for it, we were up there mid-day, sunny, yes. We had lobster again at Carmen’s Veranda for lunch in Bar Harbor.
Friday – this is the beginning of our 7th week on this safari. We enjoyed a nice morning in the nearby the village of Camden. We walked along the main drag, taking in the cute shops and colorful scenery. Talk about your picturesque New England Town, this could be it. The weather was a bit cooler, cloudy and sprinkles this morning, but the sun showed up in the afternoon. We enjoyed a lobster roll out on a nice deck overlooking a scenic harbor – complete with several large masted schooners. What a life style that must be. We are not complaining we have it damn good.