Acadia: Friday

Edit: I had a couple of posts which I was preparing but then they got lost, so here is one from Acadia. 

On our last full day at Acadia we decided to take it easy. Everyone was feeling a bit worn-out from hiking and biking. My everything hurt. We spent the day as a family riding around the Loop Road and seeing all of the sights to be seen directly off the road. The first thing we did was climb the South Bubble, a not quite mountain on the edge of Jordan Pond. Sylvia and Mom went around the easy trail but we went straight up the rocky slope on the South side. 

We paused to catch our breath and let our legs stop hurting.

Almost at the top, we found a ledge that overlooked Jordan Pond and the Cliff Trail that we took on Tuesday.

At the top we found the Bubble and tried to push it off.

It didn't work.

The entire family!

There is not trail there at the moment, so Barnabas is contemplating adding one.

Post hike maybe-this-will-make-it-feel-better stretch. It didn't.

After descending we drove to Thunder Hole, which we reached at low tide. When the tide is higher the surf bursts from that hole with a bang and soaks everyone nearby.

Sometimes you just need to nap.

In front of us is the Monument of Monument Cove. Not very impressive from this angle, but no one felt like climbing down. This was just before a Ranger stopped and told us not to fall down. Most people don't try to, so I'm not sure what he was trying to accomplish.

Back at Sand Beach Sylvia and I strolled along the surf looking for interesting things.

Which we found, including a live starfish.

We finished the day with a walk around Bar Harbor. Barnabas and I joined Dad, Ben, and John after they had talked with this native and ship's carpenter. He invited us onto the Margaret Todd, a four masted Schooner.

Mind the Gap!

Note the correct phonetic spelling on the sign.

Governors for dinner.