A trip to Bar Harbor, Maine

Will and I were blessed to have a getaway trip last weekend. We chose Maine as our destination. Acadia has been long on my list and our time aligned well with foliage time.

We flew to Boston on Friday and drove 4.5 hours to Bar Harbor the next morning. When we walked around to check out the town before our room was ready to check in, we found out the lobster boat had it's last ride in this season within two hours. Our guide was knowledgeable about the lobster industry and we learned many fun facts about Maine lobsters.

We caught quite a few lobsters.

Sunday we headed to Acadia National Park. Weather was perfect, sunny, cool and wind-still.

Precipice Trail 

Lots of vertical climb

An unusual sand beach at Maine coast.

Sunset at Bass Harbor Lighthouse

Our Monday breakfast spot

Leaves on a short hike to Bar Island after crossing the channel at low tide

Our hotel has three clay courts by the bay. We loved playing on clay the first time! 

It was a magical trip. We got plenty of rest, had great food (lobsters!), enjoyed our hikes, learned the lobster trade, saw the beautiful fall color and played on a clay tennis court. 

We came home to our kids' kisses and tight embraces. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for taking care of them when we were away. Their favorite thing this weekend was the same: fishing!

Fun fact:

• Do you know that lobster fisherman make about a quarter million every year in 6 months? 
• There is about 10-15 year wait to get a Maine lobster license. Each fisherman can have 800 lobster traps and catches average 1-2 per trap per day. Lobster sells $4 per pound to the distributor. 
• Lobster gets seasick. And if people eat seaside lobster, they become very sick. Fisherman releases those lobsters if they get seasick. 
• Most of Bar Harbor closes after Columbus Day. Our boat closed on Sunday; our hotel will close this Saturday; Beal's lobster pier closed on Monday, the next day after we visited; my favorite restaurant Ciao will close this Wednesday. 
• Bar harbor has cruise ships average two a day from late April to early November.