Our family travels took us on a road trip through the northeast at the end of August. We really try to plan trips that the kids will enjoy as well as us. Fun and memories for both the kids AND the adults!
We flew into Bangor, Maine and drove an hour to our house which was situated about 10 minutes from Bar Harbor and Acadia. After unpacking and resting a little we drove to the tip of Mt Desert Island and visited the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse. The lighthouse was built in 1858 and is nestled on a sea cliff. There were many little rocky paths that we could take in order to not only see the lighthouse, but view the sea and cliffside from different vantage points.
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Afterward, we went to dinner at Beal's lobster pier where we pigged out on some Maine lobsters. Even J got in on the action and decided that lobster was the only thing she wanted to eat... she was an expensive date while up there!
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The next morning everyone got up early so we headed to the famous Jordan's restaurant to have some authentic Maine blueberries cooked in some delicious pancakes. It's a good thing this is a family of early risers because when we left the place around 8:30 it was already packed.
For our first morning I had scheduled a kid friendly boat ride called Diver Ed's Dive-In Theater. We were welcomed aboard by Diver Ed, his wife, and Nori, their Newfoundland. The adventure began after a short cruise to the dive location where the kids got to push Diver Ed off the back of the boat in order to explore the water beneath us. With a live video feed (and his helper "mini Ed") we saw all kinds of creatures that Diver Ed brought up for us all to touch and look at. Both girls loved touching and holding the sea animals. Afterwards, all of the sea creatures were put back into their habitats safely and we cruised back to shore.
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| Diver Ed getting ready to go in the water |
We went back to our house for M's nap time and then went out later that afternoon to walk the Bar Harbor path to Bar Island. This is an interesting walk as the path is only accessible for about three hours during low tide. Once you cross the sand bar you can continue on a path up to the top of Bar Island for some pleasant views of Bar Harbor for a total of about 2 miles out and back. We were able to play in the refreshing water a little bit while admiring small tide pools left exposed from the tide.
For reference, this is what it looks like when it's not low tide...
We had dinner and got some yummy ice cream before heading back to our house. What a great first day to introduce us to the area!
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