Maine Downeast - September 2005
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| This is the view from our hotel room - looking out on Frenchman's Bay (legend has it the British named it to indicate all the deceased French residing in Davy Jones Locker!) | |
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This is what defines the Maine coastline - rocky cliffs meeting ocean. We saw only one beach (below) |
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Fall color had not yet arrived but there was plenty of beauty |
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Above is Beaver Lake - we spotted at least 5 dams |
I loved this interesting building in a nearby town |
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This series is from inside the park and at Schoodic Point, also part of the national park but across the bay |
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| That is Cadillac Mountain from across the bay at Schoodic Point |
View from atop Cadillac Mountain - the sun rises here first |
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This is where I ran out my digital card with nothing
more than a 5 $ Dime for miles. We finally found a drugstore |
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This is the only 4-masted schooner operating in the New England area we were told - the Margaret Todd. We toured Frenchman's Bay on an unusually windy day making for great sailing! An Acadia park ranger was aboard providing an informative narration. Mount Desert Island was formed by glaciers which gives the islands their sloping features. A glacier estimated at 5 miles high cut a path through Frenchman's Bay. The islands off the coast of Bar Harbor feature land bridges at low tide and a few caves during high tide. Since the differential is +/- 12 feet at spring tide (8 at neap), it pays to know before you go paddling here! Every second we were there we wished we had our kayaks - definitely next time!
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We spotted bald eagle, loons, numerous gulls as well as seal during our cruise around the bay. We had 30 knot winds so the bay was the best choice of the day. |
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