We had a great breakfast on the terrace/veranda of our Jonesport B&B and chatted with our hosts (New Yorkers), the place is for sale because their age is against them.....very tempting.This was the best B&B ever and on this brilliant sunny day, when we woke watched the sun rise while lying n bed in the spacius attic, through the panorama windows I { Liz} could move here tomorrow. But i'm told that winters are long and summers short and other than fantastic scenery everything is miles away. Cloudless blue skies certainly make the trip, even if the wind was a little chilly.
Then the brother of the 'landlady' gave us a tour of the ground floor of the next door house which the Jonesport Historical Society are developing as their museum/meeting place
. Much of it left just as it had been long ago as customs house, bank, general store.
Then we drove across a bridge an island and a causeway to reach Great Wass Island Preserve looking for a walk but as they all seemed to be through pine forest to the sea, instead of by the sea, we gave up on that and headed out to Mt Desert Island, Bar Harbour and Acadia National Park - a gift from the Rockefellers and other wealthy folks to the nation. Once the most visited National Park in the USA it consists of a 22 mile loop road with turn offs to walking trails and a road to the top of Cadillac Mountain.
So we did the mountain for the views, then drove to Sand Beach for what looked like a gentle walk round adjoining Schooner Head but which turned into a scramble up and down lots of big stony boulders, but the views were excellent. As we go south the weather is getting warmer but we also had some glorious sunshine.
Then on to Belfast, which we reached after dark, for our night at the Harbor Inn - not as special as the previous two nights B&Bs (really more of a Motel but with a great view of the Harbour - maybe that's why they called it the Harbor Inn) but quite adequate. Restaurant across the way where I {Peter} indulged in lobster, again!
Oh this beautiful coast
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Belfast, Maine, United States
Other Entries
-
1Arriving in the USA
Sep 2629 days priorBoston, United Statesphoto_camera1videocam 0comment 0 -
236 hours in Boston and a drive to South Dartmouth
Sep 2827 days priorSalem, United Statesphoto_camera5videocam 0comment 0 -
3A week of peace and quiet
Sep 2926 days priorSouth Dartmouth, United Statesphoto_camera9videocam 0comment 0 -
4Trees, trees, trees
Oct 0619 days priorKeene Valley, United Statesphoto_camera8videocam 0comment 0 -
5Water, water, water
Oct 0916 days priorNiagara Falls, United Statesphoto_camera5videocam 0comment 1 -
6Canoes....and more canoes
Oct 1114 days priorLakefield, Canadaphoto_camera5videocam 0comment 0 -
7A stopover in Montreal
Oct 1312 days priorMontreal, Canadaphoto_camera4videocam 0comment 0 -
8Francophone Quebec
Oct 1411 days priorQuebec City, Canadaphoto_camera5videocam 0comment 0 -
9It's all closed
Oct 169 days priorCaraquet, Canadaphoto_camera5videocam 0comment 0 -
10Timber and sailing and UNESCO World Heritage
Oct 205 days priorLunenburg, Canadaphoto_camera7videocam 0comment 0 -
11Chimney Pot Rocks
Oct 214 days priorAlma, Canadaphoto_camera4videocam 0comment 0 -
12Back in the US, back in the US, the USofA
Oct 223 days priorJonesport, United Statesphoto_camera9videocam 0comment 0 -
13Oh this beautiful coast
Oct 25Belfast, United Statesphoto_camera5videocam 0comment 0 -
14One part of the trip ends, ready for part two
Oct 261 day laterBoston, United Statesphoto_camera12videocam 0comment 0 -
15Stranded, curfewed, stuck
Oct 294 days laterNew Canaan, United Statesphoto_camera8videocam 0comment 0 -
16Sun (at last), plantations and old syle colonial
Nov 039 days laterCharleston, United Statesphoto_camera10videocam 0comment 0 -
17Shady Historic Savannah
Nov 0511 days laterSavannah, United Statesphoto_camera9videocam 0comment 0 -
18New Awlins y'all. Where y'at?
Nov 0814 days laterNew Orleans, United Statesphoto_camera9videocam 0comment 0 -
19Noisy nights by the beach
Nov 1016 days laterMiami Beach, United Statesphoto_camera11videocam 0comment 0 -
20To finish...a few days in paradise
Nov 1319 days laterFlorida Keys, United Statesphoto_camera4videocam 0comment 0
2025-02-10