Kim and I have come to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park for different reasons. She is here for a 4 day watercolor class, and I, well I am here to just wander around and hopefully take some interesting photos.

Even at this late date the islands attractions are still VERY crowded. I had to take a break, so I headed for the much less populated west coast of Arcadia. Here I even managed to make a new friend in a fisherman named Eddie. we swapped stories while he unloaded is catch of crabs.

And that was only our first day. I can’t wait to see how our second unfolds.

Once the girls safely returned, we were lucky enough to be offered to stay at Maria’s house, which is right on the beach. It was truly a magical stay and a little scared at times too!

Kim and I had a wonderful harvest moon rising party. 🎉 just the two of us. Ah, how romantic!

In the four days we were there we took many walks on the beach, but were more exciting then full moon, low tide with fog.

We walked to an island that was only accessible by low tide. If the tide came back up we would be stranded on the island until the morning. The fog gave it that extra dimension of eeriness.

Obviously, we made it safely home. There were two more trips I wanted to make. One was to the Fort Popham, which was within walking distance of the house, and the other was a short bike ride away.

While there I was lucky enough to photograph a wild weasel. How cool is that?

I have been try to squeeze the last few moments before the Federici clan arrive back home tomorrow. First I got up at 3 am to try to record the night sky. In the end it wound up being less spectacular than I imagined but with a little Photoshop help it turned out not too bad!

Since I was up I decided to take a bike ride to Seawall beach, only to find a sign that said, “No bikes allowed. “ so I just hiked the 4 miles. I’m glad I did because the beach was secluded and spectacular.

Then to make up for not getting a bike ride in. I hauled my electric e-bike over to Androscoggin Bicycle & Pedestrian Path, which is just outside of Brunswick Maine. Even though it was Saturday the path was fairly empty.

So that was my last two days. Now, as the weather is fairly nice, I’m sitting here trying to figure out one more outing. I’ll let you know when I know!

Any trip to Maine would not be complete without a trip to the Pemaquid Lighthouse. It’s only about an hour north of here. This is my second time there and I always look for “the”iconic shot of the lighthouse reflected in a puddle. You can see it in travel brochures and calendars, and now on my blog.

There were also plenty of seabirds there. This is one of my favorites. I know that it is only a seagull, but still I like it!

I am sure that there is a story behind the bell…I just don’t know what it is!

I got there early and pretty much had the place to myself until about 10 am. What a treat it was to get to wander around looking for the perfect shot of such a beautiful Maine landmark. Lucky me.