Acadia

In our second to last week in New England, Cody and I headed to Maine! We took our time driving up to Acadia National Park, stopping to grab breakfast with our friends near Belfast, at scenic spots, and then for a fresh serving of strawberries

We checked into our campsite at Seawall Campground, in Southwest Harbor, and were greeted with a couple of deer. We were  also able to buy our National Park Pass, which I highly recommend if you ever plan to visit several parks in one year.

After checking in, we threw together a few sandwiches, and headed for the main part of the park. As with many of the parks, there is a scenic drive. It had been several years since I had been to Acadia, but the drive along park loop road, following the coast, was as magical as ever before.

After wandering through the park, our hunger drove us into town. We landed at Side Street Cafe (thanks to a rec from my friend Anne Marie!) and had the MOST DELICIOUS mac and cheese…and blueberry beer too!

The next morning I woke Cody up at 3:30am and dragged him to the top of Cadillac Mountain to see the sunrise, because it is always worth it! The fog was so thick we actually had to wait about half an hour after the sun technically rose to see it pop up over the fog line, which was just as magical

After stopping a handful of times as we drove down the mountain, and while I had high hopes of going hiking straight after the sunrise, we headed straight back to our campground in Southwest Harbor…for naps!

Rested and fed, we headed back to the main part of the park in search of a hike.

We had great hopes to the Precipice Trail, but unfortunately, it was closed. Then, we decided the Beehive Trail would be a great alternative. This time, we encountered an unbelievably long parking line by the trailhead, because it is right across from the one and only beach in the park. So, eventually we settled for the Gorham Mountain Trail, and were more than pleased!

The hike was relatively easy, and the views were incredible!

After our descent, we stopped at Sand Beach, and a few more places along Park Loop road, and then headed to The Quietside Cafe for some sweet treats

I had hoped we would get to catch the sunset at Bass Harbor Lighthouse, but we landed there around 6pm and it was a beautiful end to our day, just the same

The next morning we unfortunately woke up to dense fog and rain, and headed inland to Sebec Lake, after the best few days on the coast. Maine, I miss you already!

**In the past I have also done whale watch trips and rode bicycles in the park with my family, which I would also highly recommend!