Maine Day 4 - Acadia to Portland

 Heading back to Portland we stopped by Fort Knox. This was one of my favorite forts we've visited.  We were also able to go underground and check out that part of the fort. 

View from Fort Knox across the Penobscot River.

Fort Point Lighthouse

We made another stop at the Northern Solstice Alpaca Farm. This baby was just a few days old. 

"Kissing" alpacas.  It's a natural smelling reaction that llamas will do, but some alpacas have picked up the skill. 

We made one final stop at the LL Bean Flagship store. It was so massive. 

After a long day of travel, we were excited to be in Portland for a few days.

Maine Day 3 - Acadia National Park

 Because we couldn't get sunrise tickets to Cadillac Mountain, we opted to check it out from Otter Cliff.  It was a 4AM wake-up call to see the sunrise, and it did not disappoint.

The main road inside Acadia is a one-way loop, so after sunrise, we stopped at Jordan Pond.  It was so still and pristine.

Sand Beach

We stopped by Thunder Hole, but we were a little too early to hear the loud thunder sounds.  The water coming into this cave before high tide rumbles, and although we didn't get to hear it at its peak, we did manage to hear some rumbling before heading out.

We headed to breakfast at Jordan's restaurant, and it was so good.  Marc and Macy really enjoyed that blueberries are in season in Maine. They are much smaller than the blueberries that we get down south, but they were yummy.

We enjoyed a game of putt-putt.

After a pizza dinner we headed to Timber Tina's Great Maine Lumberjack Show. We remembered watching Tina on Survivor, so that was a fun connection.  The show was good, and the kids all enjoyed the evening.

One more night outside of Acadia, and tomorrow we headed back to Portland.

Maine Day 2 - Acadia National Park

Wednesday morning we headed into Acadia National Park. I love how the National Parks are all so different. We tried to get tickets to the top of Cadillac Mountain for sunrise, but those tickets were sold out within 2 minutes of them going on sale. We ended up just taking a mid-morning time slot, and it was beautiful.

Bar Harbor at the base of the mountain.

We enjoyed some time sitting and admiring the view.  We also brought a picnic lunch to the top with us.

The girls really enjoyed the tide pools.  It was a bit of a hike to get there, but it was worth it.

We ended the day at Beal's Seafood for some lobster.  Last time we were in Maine a lobster roll was about $10.  They have since tripled in price, but Marc and I decided to split a large one here.  It was so incredibly good. It was a great way to wrap up our day.