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Maine - Farewell Mount Desert Island

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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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Bar Harbor

Day 1 Itinerary

Places visited: Bar Harbor

Visiting Deers
Visiting Deers
Visiting Deers
Visiting Deers
Visiting Deers
Visiting Deers
Visiting Deers
Visiting Deers
Visiting Deers

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 ā€œalbinoā€ deer!

trip-journal-location
Bar Harbor, Southwest Harbor, Mount Desert

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
Bike Ride with Dave
Bike Ride with Dave
Bike Ride with Dave
Bike Ride with Dave

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
Hamilton Pond
Hamilton Pond
Hamilton Pond
Hamilton Pond
Hamilton Pond
Hamilton Pond
Hamilton Pond
Hamilton Pond

Hamilton Pond

A pretty lily pond that are frequented by local painters.

Hadley Point Beach
Hadley Point Beach
Hadley Point Beach
Hadley Point Beach
Hadley Point Beach
Hadley Point Beach
Hadley Point Beach
Hadley Point Beach
Hadley Point Beach
Hadley Point Beach
Hadley Point Beach
Hadley Point Beach
Hadley Point Beach

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
Picking Mussels
Picking Mussels
Picking Mussels
Picking Mussels
Picking Mussels
Picking Mussels
Picking Mussels
Picking Mussels
Picking Mussels
Picking Mussels
Picking Mussels
Picking Mussels

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 ā€œmussel mariniereā€.

Beal's Lobster Pier
Beal's Lobster Pier
Beal's Lobster Pier
Beal's Lobster Pier
Beal's Lobster Pier
Beal's Lobster Pier
Beal's Lobster Pier
Beal's Lobster Pier
Beal's Lobster Pier
Beal's Lobster Pier
Beal's Lobster Pier
Beal's Lobster Pier
Beal's Lobster Pier

Beal's Lobster Pier

Harbour Cottage Inn
Harbour Cottage Inn
Harbour Cottage Inn
Harbour Cottage Inn
Harbour Cottage Inn
Harbour Cottage Inn
Harbour Cottage Inn

Harbour Cottage Inn

Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor
Southwest Harbor

Southwest Harbor

The prettiest harbor on Mount Desert Island in our opinion!

Somesville
Somesville
Somesville
Somesville
Somesville
Somesville
Somesville
Somesville
Somesville
Somesville
Somesville
Somesville
Somesville

Somesville

The prettiest town on MDI in our opinion :)

Stone Barn
Stone Barn
Stone Barn
Stone Barn
Stone Barn
Stone Barn
Stone Barn
Stone Barn
Stone Barn
Stone Barn
Stone Barn
Stone Barn
Stone Barn

Stone Barn

An old barn made out of stone (hence the name ā€œStone Barnā€). A picturesque spot frequented by local photographers to take engagement shots or family portraits.

Lake Wood Pond
Lake Wood Pond
Lake Wood Pond
Lake Wood Pond
Lake Wood Pond
Lake Wood Pond
Lake Wood Pond

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
Echo Lake Beach
Echo Lake Beach
Echo Lake Beach
Echo Lake Beach
Echo Lake Beach
Echo Lake Beach
Echo Lake Beach
Echo Lake Beach
Echo Lake Beach
Echo Lake Beach

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

Picking Wild Blueberry

trip-journal-location
Bar Harbor, Mount Desert

Day 3 Itinerary

Places visited: Thuya Garden - Agamont Park

Thuya Garden
Thuya Garden
Thuya Garden
Thuya Garden
Thuya Garden
Thuya Garden
Thuya Garden
Thuya Garden
Thuya Garden
Thuya Garden
Thuya Garden
Thuya Garden
Thuya Garden

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.

Agamont Park
Agamont Park
Agamont Park
Agamont Park
Agamont Park

Agamont Park

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