Sunday September 21st ~ Maine
Acadia National Park
Day 2 of Acadia National Park, plus our drive to Augusta. In case you missed the 1st half of the park, you can click here to see that post.
Todays section of the park is marked in pink
The weather God’s were shining on us and after a brief rainstorm, the sun came out and it warmed up to around 72 degrees F. Oh how I have been missing the sunshine!
At Natural Seawall
Rocks
And more rocks
Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse
Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse (black and white)
Along the shore near the lighthouse
A variety of moss and lichen
Tim experimenting with another setting on the camera
After completing our tour of the park, it was time to find some lunch. I had several people tell me that I had to try a lobster roll. So… (I loved it!)
Lobster roll with chips and cold slaw
It was time for us to finally turn the car toward the West. I’m including another map section to give you an idea of the route we have taken over the past three days.
Last three days of our road trip
The blue line started in Boston and we overnighted in Bangor. Yellow took us to Green Lake and first 1/2 of Acadia NP. Pink line was today to complete Acadia and then headed west with our overnight in Augusta.
Here are a couple more things we checked out today:
Fort Knox and Penobscot Bridge Observatory (Prospect Maine)
Prospect, Maine
Fort Knox
At the fort
Cannon balls
Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory
We take our time as we travel by car. Stopping when something catches our eye, or we get hungry or tired. The next few days we will be on the hunt for fall foliage. The trees are starting to turn and we are encouraged that we may see some good color.
Gratitude Moment: Today I am grateful for good maps, computers and GPS that allow us to pick a direction and go. Finding our way along the back roads of America where we can pull over easily to take a picture as well as see so much more of the authentic area is our preference. We much prefer that over taking freeways.
A Note From Abroad 
Joanne, was it difficult to find a rental that allows crossing state lines with no penalty? Also, since you are “meandering” back home, how does that work out with a rental. We’ve never taken a rental for more than a week, and usually within the boundaries of one state, so I’m curious. We visited Acadia Park two years ago in the Fall. It is truly amazing. P.S. Loved Tim’s experiment. Great photo – among great photos.
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Hi Suzanne, it can be more of a challenge to rent a car for a longer term, and to take it cross country. We used National Rental Car. One key thing is to rent from a location other than at the airport. We rented the car for a month, which is usually a little less on a per day basis than if you were renting for a week. We got fortunate to find one that did not have a “drop off” charge to return it in a different state. You may have to shop around to find a good deal. Tim says “thank you” for commenting on his photo experimentation.
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Oh, now I am REALLLY sad – I live in Orland, which your pink line went right through – you were less than 2 miles from a nice clean bathroom stop and a cup of coffee. 🙂 We can see the lights from the Penobscot Narrows Bridge over the trees at our house.
However – I am so glad that you got to go west over our pretty back roads!
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I’m sorry that we were not able to try to set up a meeting, but getting over a cold, and traveling with a rather loose schedule has made it difficult to do. I certainly do appreciate your offer though, and that cup or coffee sure would have been nice!
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I completely understand, and you don’t know me from Adam, so no worries. Maybe someday you will be back and we can meet and chat. 🙂 Meanwhile, I will read with interest your trip across the country.
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Welcome Home!
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Thanks Ginny. It is wonderful being back in the states.
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Great photos! Aren’t lobster rolls the best?
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YES, I loved the lobster roll!
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