October 10, 2007

Hi there!

It is Wednesday night, and we are in Acadia National Park! Well, actually we are in Bass Harbor, at a campground with hookups, not camped in the park itself, because they have only sites that have no hookups, and we thought plugging in a little heater might be a good idea!

We have been meandering, mostly, on our way here, which has been really nice - no deadlines, no mad rush to get there....so we were able to spend a couple of nights in York Beach, where Nubble Light is. I managed to get up with Allie at sunrise, and that is where the photo with the bird is, just a few yards from our oceanfront campsite....

We drove up to Popham Beach then, and were on the beach at sunset, when this runner went by. Popham Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches that I have seen. Then we spent an hour trying to find a campsite - the one listed in the Woodalls guide closed on October 1, not the 15th, like the book said, so we had to keep looking. We found one in Georgetown, which looked out on a lighthouse.

I have since learned that 57 of the 62 lighthouses in Maine are still operational, which is kind of cool - I would try to visit them all, but dont think thats going to happen this trip! I have never been north of Popham Beach before this trip, and I am so impressed with how beautiful it is...all the way north, hugging the coast. There was one town that was under construction (on its Main Street), which gave us a lot of time to view the 500 pound pumpkins decorated for Halloween...one was carved and dressed to look like a puffer fish, very nice.

So, in Acadia, many things are already closed for the season - sad - since everything I read indicated closure on the 15th, but the ocean and mountains are gorgeous, and the colors here are fabulous. Really wishing we had the scooter with us, since we have to drive around in Princess....but we do now have collapsable (sp?) bikes so are able to park and go biking on the carriage roads built by Rockefeller, which are bike/walk only trails. Allie is having a pretty good time, considering. She does have a little trouble with the steps, but has made herself right at home between the two front seats, with her head underneath one. She has made many friends going for walks at the lighthouses etc. She always looks like she is smiling, and people come up to her and call her"old girl"....We are here until the 16th or so - need to be back in Keene on the 18th. More soon!

Love to all, Mindy