| My
partner Ed |
Our guide Julie |
Shoving off
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| Evelyn and Alice Ann |
Heading out |
Getting
the hang of paddling and steering |
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| Nancy and Elmer |
Shoreline viewing |
Stopping for lunch on a rocky shore |
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| Susan and Sheila |
The Margaret Todd |
Looking for the ladies' room |
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| Eileen and Ginger |
College of the Atlantic |
Exploring the coastline |
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| Aileen and Joe |
On Thompsons' Island |
Hanging out on the swelling seas |
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| Heading under the Cat's dock |
Looking into a mirror |
Finding the right beach for 13 kayaks |
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| Clearing the pilings with ease |
Landing at Bartletts |
Enjoying the open water |
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| Watching for the seal's head |
My partner Ed |
Taking a hydration break |
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| Savoring the silence |
Heading for the blue bus |
Packing up for home |
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| Sunset in Bar Harbor |
Emily on Otter Cliff path |
Cruise ship steaming into Bar Harbor |
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Otter Cliff |
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| What is it? |
Evening tidal pool |
Hiking on Mt. Desert Isle, Otter Cliff path |
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| Glenn Tucker telling us about Charles Dorr at Oldfarm ruin |
The ole swimming hole at Compass Cove |
Evening pleasures: Alice Ann, Eileen, Evelyn |
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| Watching the sun set from Cadillac Mountain |
Fast fading sunlight |
Shivering in the wind on Cadillac Mtn. |
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| Schoolkids trying to push over a glacial erratic |
Modest house along the shore path in Bar Harbor |
Hiking from Jordan Pond to Seal Cover, through one of the
Carriage Road bridges |
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| Lupin, lupin, everywhere! |
A Porcupine Island in Frenchman's Bay |
Seal Cove |
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| With Ginger and Aileen at Northeast Harbor |
Tiny frog resident in the Wild Gardens of Acadia
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Azalea Gardens, Northeast Harbor |
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| Ginger, Evelyn, Eileen in Thuyia Gardens, Northeast
Harbor |
Swamp Iris, Wild Gardens of Acadia
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Thuyia Garden, Northeast Harbor |
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Azalea garden, Japanese style |
Japanese style Azalea garden |
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The Heritage, seen on Soames Sound |
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Evening fog hides Bar Island |
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And Much Much More
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Clam Chowder with Blueberry Daquiris |
Out for the afternoon on Mt. Desert, with Aileen, Evelyn and
Ginger |
| Besides the kayaking, our group enjoyed many other pleasures--hiking
the trails, biking, exploring Mt. Desert Isle, visiting the gardens, enjoying
the food in Bar Harbor, watching the boats and the sunsets, eating lobster
and blueberries, walking the shorepaths, viewing the "cottages,"
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| I felt sorry for the lobsters |
"Only the dumb ones get caught", he reassured us.
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Glenn Tucker telling us about lobster business |
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| The fog bank obscures Bar Island-- |
The food and view were great at the Quarterdeck |
And finally--the lobster! |
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Below: The Marginal Way, Ogunquit |
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