Mount Desert Island, home to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park

Bar Harbor Inn and Spa

The Bar Harbor Inn is there to greet visitors arriving by boat. It provides an excellent vantage point, both indoor and out, from which one can enjoy a drink, some desert (we had both!) or a delicious full course meal.                      

Town of Bar Harbour

Mount Desert Island is home to two of the more recognized spots in New England, Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park.           

What we did:           

She said:           

Plan A – Bar Harbor is a beautiful little town to visit.  We were supposed to have a car from Enterprise that was to meet us at the ship when we debarked.  We had made this reservation months in advance.  We called them as soon as we debarked and were told that they didn’t have any cars.  We had planned to take the car to the far side of the island to the lobster shanties and gorge ourselves with inexpensive lobster! So……              

Plan B-  We ended up doing a walking tour on our own which was also very nice.  We had lunch at The Parkside and they had a special of twin lobster tails for about $25.00.  We also stopped at the local library and used their computer for free.  The ship computers cost a fortune, so this was a nice surprise!           

He said:          

Why is this island called Mount Desert? Its full of trees, lakes, streams, and wildlife hardly what I’d consider desert-like.          

Anyway, when cruise ships tender their passengers into the quaint little town of Bar Harbor, things get a bit crazy. People searching for their excursion, requests for maps of the restaurants and shops, and in our case, where is the Enterprise person with our car? Unfortunately, nowhere to be found and, for this trip, never to be had! So much for our foray to the south, or as locals refer to it, ”quiet side” of the island. Fortunately, we both had been here before, so, after calming down and accepting our fate, we opted for a walking tour through town and along the water followed by a nice lobster lunch (even though we knew it’d be a lot more expensive than if we could have gone with plan A).          

This turned out to be just fine as it was a rainy, overcast day. The clouds were socked in so those who opted for excursions through Acadia and up Mt. Cadillac were, I’m afraid, a bit disappointed.            

Category: Bar Harbor, Maine, East, United States, what we did, where we ateTags: Acadia, Bar Harbor, Maine, lobster, Maine, walking tour |