The campground we chose is Bar Harbor Campground. This campground doesn't take reservations and is cash only. But it is literally right on the ocean and only a few minutes from Bar Harbor and the Acadia National Park entrance.
This is the (albeit cloudy this morning) view from our campground.
Friday morning we got up around 8, had a little breakfast, and then headed to the Acadia National Park visitors center.
After getting our week long park pass (a reasonable $25 for a personal vehicle) we got the bikes out and decided to check out the Carriage Roads - a series of roads and bridges built by John D. Rockefeller Jr. These paths do not permit motorized vehicles and wind around a good portion of the park.
We decided to circle Witch Hole, a decent sized and picturesque pond. It was a little over 4 miles around, most of it either going up hill or down. There was very little flat path. I can tell my legs will hurt tomorrow...
While on the path, we stopped and explored one of the stone bridges (we think it was Duck Brook Bridge). It was a beautiful bridge with several waterfalls flowing under it.
The girls even posed for pictures.
It was absolutely beautiful scenery.
The girls even got into "framing up the shot."
We had a late lunch at a Thai restaurant in Bar Harbor, where the girls characteristically surprised the wait staff with their love of sushi.
We came back to the campsite and took a break. We're all pretty tired after the nearly 3 days worth of driving to get from our house to here.
We finished the evening with some hot dogs over the fire, with Fin, after several near meltdowns from the smoke following her, found a solution...
Tomorrow we plan to try the kayaks on Acadia waters!
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