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| Carriage Road in Acadia National Park |
This morning the sunrise was beautiful but the temperature was cold. While the ship entered the harbor I saw a group of seagulls dive for a school of fish that were close to the surface. I was surprised about the number of lobster pots located in the channel. We had to clear immigration and then tender into Bar Harbor: the ship arrived at 8:00am and I was not ashore until 9:15am. While the town offers free wifi it was difficult to get online and the connection was sporadic. Once on shore I picked up my bike from Acadian Cycle went up to the town square and took the complimentary Acadian Express to pick up spot 6 (Eagle Lake) in
Acadia National Park. The park is networked with carriage roads initially created by Rockefeller and motorized transportation is prohibited on them. Because they were built for carriages the grades on the inclines are not too steep but very long giving panoramic views of Somes Sound, Bar Harbor and Cadillac Mountain. My goal was to check out the stone bridges that span creeks and valleys on the Carriage Roads. My route ascended Sargent Mountain, Parkman Mountain then descended to Lower Haddock and back up to Jordan Pond. While at Jordan Pond House I met Brianne who had been vacationing in Bar Harbor. We decided to ride back to Eagle Lake together and she told me about the Bar Harbor area as well as Boston. Lunch was
Lobster Rolls at the Side Street Cafe.
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