Vacay pt 4: Maine

We finally made it to Maine!

The little seaside town of Belfast

Dad's crab roll looks gooood.

The Waldo-Hancock Bridge

Upon arriving at Acadia National Park in the late afternoon, we headed right to the Beehive Trail.  (Late afternoon proved to be a great time to visit the park - fewer people and beautiful weather.)

That's our goal - the Beehive.

Amy is a little nervous about the exposed cliffs.

The views got gorgeous almost immediately.

The views were spectacular enough to keep some teenagers' attention!

Yes, those are iron rungs to help the climb up the cliff.

View of Sand Beach from above

Chloe

Amy doing a great job of just not looking down

They weren't joking when they said "open cliffs".

Mom took a photo of Dad taking the previous photo.

A.J.

Essie always finds a "seat" when climbing.

View of Egg Rock

A little family selfie

A.J. showing off his balance

Stunning view from the top

Dad

Mom

Chloe

Essie heads off back down the mountain

A little video of A.J.'s athleticism

Sand Beach

Sticking feet in the (54-degree) water

Essie cartwheel on the sand

Have we mentioned A.J.'s athleticism?

Sand art

Moonrise over the Atlantic

Seal Harbor

Long Pond

We started out Day 2 by walking the Ocean Path Trail from Sand Beach to Otter Point.

The trail is a paved path along the road, but we walked along the rocks by the ocean.

Chloe

Essie

Give our kids rocks to climb over, and they are happy campers.

Chloe

Chloe

There goes A.J. again, just balancing himself on his hands.

Chloe checking out the tide pools for aquatic life

A.J. is king of his own little island.

Tide pool exploring became a favorite activity.

Essie

Mom and Chloe

Chloe

Dad found a peaceful spot to sit and enjoy the ocean breeze.

Essie

Our last shot at some Maine seafood - mmmmmmm

Dad enjoying his "small" Maine blueberry ice cream cone

Essie tried the mint chocolate chip.

Chloe tried the cookie dough.

By the time we got to the summit of Cadillac Mountain, the highest point in the park, bad weather was starting to move in - gusting, chilly wind.

View of Frenchman Bay from Cadillac Mountain

View of Eagle Lake on the other side of Cadillac Mountain

Windy family photo

Seaweed-covered beach at the end of the Wonderland Trail

Shell collecting was another popular (but smelly) activity.

Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse

Walking down the Ship Harbor Trail

One last family selfie by the ocean

Back the trail as darkness falls - what a fun time in Maine!