Maine - Farewell Mount Desert Island
Our last few days on MDI. Other than revisiting some of our favorite spots on the island, we got a free bike tour from our hospitable neighbor and discovered a great beach off the beaten path. The best part - lots and lots of mussels in the rock beds under the shallow water of this beach!
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Day 1 Itinerary
Places visited: Bar Harbor
Visiting Deers
We got so many deer visitors 🦌 this morning! They are probably here for the wild blueberries. More ripened after the rain this week. One of the deers seemed to be an “albino” deer!
Day 2 Itinerary
Places visited: Bar Harbor - Hamilton Pond - Hadley Point Beach - Hadley Point Beach - Beal's Lobster Pier - Harbour Cottage Inn - Southwest Harbor - Somesville - Stone Barn - Lake Wood Pond - Echo Lake Beach - Blueberry Hill
Bike Ride with Dave
Our neighbor is a huge bike collector. He gave us a tour on his electric bikes. It was so much fun and we discovered some off the beaten path spots.
Hamilton Pond
A pretty lily pond that are frequented by local painters.
Hadley Point Beach
A rocky beach but the view is nice. The weather changes so fast in Maine. When we got to the beach, it was very foggy and just when we decided to go back, it cleared up in less than 5 mins.
Picking Mussels
Mussels everywhere! We have never seen so many mussels in real life - they cling tightly to the rocks. Most of them are baby ones as only a small portion of the baby mussels survive to become big enough to eat. We turned the rocks upside down and spotted a few big ones. We took them home and cooked a nice “mussel mariniere”.
Beal's Lobster Pier
Harbour Cottage Inn
Southwest Harbor
The prettiest harbor on Mount Desert Island in our opinion!
Somesville
The prettiest town on MDI in our opinion :)
Stone Barn
An old barn made out of stone (hence the name “Stone Barn”). A picturesque spot frequented by local photographers to take engagement shots or family portraits.
Lake Wood Pond
Beautiful and excluded swimming pond. We spotted a couple of toads in the water that really scared the little one. She is definitely a city girl like her mom!
Echo Lake Beach
This is the largest swimming lake on MDI and it has a beach as well as public bathrooms. Very popular in the summer so could get over-crowded.
Picking Wild Blueberry
Day 3 Itinerary
Places visited: Thuya Garden - Agamont Park
Thuya Garden
One of the 3 main botanic gardens on MDI (just re-opened in July after the covid shutdown). The garden itself is quite small but right next to the garden entrance, there is a short trail that leads to an overlook of Southwest Harbor. We were not lucky with the weather so the view was just soso.
