Day 6: Bar Harbor

Bonaventure to Bar Harbor: 685 kms

We left for Bar Harbor around 6:30am on Thursday, a full hour late because we slept in. It had rained all night and the clouds were pretty low. When we come back from our visit to Gaspé we usually stop at the McDonald's in Campbellton for breakfast.

Campbellton, 8:18am

We then usually come back in Quebec to continue our road for home. Not this time. We continue down on the highway to get to Maine. While the drive was long it was kinda fun to drive on a highway with a max limit of 110 kms. Fifteen minutes passed the U.S. border we stopped at a rest stop for lunch.

Medway, 12:51pm

We couldn't stay outside too long though, we were being lunch while eating ours. We finished our lunch in the truck while driving. The speed on that highway was even better then in N.B.: 70 miles/hour.

After a long but beautiful drive (Suzanne studied the whole way from Campbellton), we finally got to Ellsworth, a few miles North of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island. Below is the airport where I took my first flight ever (probably in one of the planes there). It was an amazing gift from my mom. We got to circle Mount Desert Island. An amazing experience I will never forget... Thanks mom!

Ellsworth, 2:41pm

Actual picture from that flight, courtesy of my mom (L), circa 1987

We finally got to our destination, the Bluenose Inn. A motel, something we're not crazy about because it's kinda annoying when everyone can look at you in the window when they walk to their room, but it was ok nonetheless. Here's a view from our hotel.

Bluenose Inn: 3:21pm

After a quick shower we drove to Bar Harbor, about a mile away. It was about the same as we remember it. We found a little restaurant for dinner. The food was typical common seafood, definitely not gourmet, but it felt good. The drink was cool!

Bar Harbor. 4:20pm

West Street Café Seaside Grill; 4:49pm

We then took a walk along the shore and on an old path marked by multiple posts called "Museum in the Street." Really cool stuff. I was also impressed by Mathieu's ability to read, especially ship names. He's come a long way.

Harbor. 5:39pm

Harbor. 5:40pm

Bar Harbor Trail. 5:59pm

Exiting the trail we came back on Main Street where we saw the motel we had stayed in the first time we were here (in 1995 I believe). I have such fond memories of that trip. It was good the motel was almost downtown for we had drank a one litre bottle of wine at the time. Great souvenirs...

Bar Harbor. 6:24pm

This is where we stayed when I came with my mom and sister in 1987. That's my grandmother Simone sitting on the chair. I remember us eating lunch on a rock near the water somewhere and out of nowhere a seagull flew in her face and stole her sandwich.

Note that I've gone to Bar Harbor between seven and ten times (can't really recall, but it's often)

We did a few shops before going back to the Inn. I unfortunately do not remember their names but some had really cool stuff in them. I'm particularly fond of miniature wooden ships. As soon as I have an office...

It was time to come back. We were quite tired but that didn't stop me (the kids followed) to go get a bottle of wine at the bar. Once the kids were in bed we got to relax a bit. We had a great day.