Acadia

Acadia was a park we visited in college and one we were excited about seeing again after being out west. This time it was a lot more crowded than during our visit in August of '02 or '03. We parked near Cadillac Mountain and hiked down into the gorge and up Dorr Mountain, clambering over the wet and slippery rocks along the way. We came away with some scrapes and bruises. After hiking back up to Cadillac, we stopped at Sand Beach to play in the water. Then we felt the water. Hilary went in; Aaron got to about 8" deep and gave up. Brrr! We drove around some more amongst the other tourists and went back to our campground for a bit.

We stopped in at Bar Harbor Winery for a tasting. They had some really great stuff including local cranberry and blueberry wines. After wine, we found the local brewery down the road: Atlantic Brewing. We got a blueberry ale (of course) and a bragget [sic]. Mead in Maine! After a little drinking, we were compelled to order a bbq sampler plate (Mainely Meat is strategically located in the same building) and another beer (their IPA). The bbq was great, and we came away with a bottle of their sauce too. Back at the tent, it didn't rain overnight. We left pretty early and started the drive down to Cape Cod for a visit with Hurricane Irene.