Bar Harbor. This is the last U.S stop on our cruise up the North East and into Canada on the Celebrity Summit.
The word “damn” was heard being uttered by me when I learned that my subject for this blog had been blown away. I was scheduled to go lobster fishing in Bar Harbor but the skipper’s wife called when we were still in Portland to advise me that storm winds were in the forecast. Sure enough, it was blowing big-time and most small boats were moored for the day.
Okay then, option 2 was walking. It’s not a big town (5,000 people) so getting around was not a problem except that, since there were two ships in port, sidewalk space was scarce. I was about to buy a tour ticket for Acadia National Park, one of the smallest but one of the most popular national parks — on Mount Desert Island, when two Brits advised me they tried the day before and because of the fog, it wasn’t worthwhile.
The fog was the same. Cadillac Mountain is the key vantage point and thanks to the fog, there was no trip up the mountain and some of the other sites were blocked from view at least for part of the day. It really depended on what part of the day you selected to tour as to how much you got to see.
So I passed. Too bad. In hindsight, I should have gone.
Well, there was always breakfast. I found a great spot on Cottage Street —
Jeannie’s. Make sure to have the home preserves if you’re having pancakes or waffles.
While there are some tacky tourist shops, there are also some of the finest small shops I have seen in these coastal ports.
Tired? Don’t worry. There are benches all over the sidewalks.
I walked a flat trail, which started to the left of the arrival centre. When 
the trail ended along the water, there’s a short, beautiful walk through the woods to Main Street. A lot of those interesting shops are located on this street.
All for now.
