July 9-15, 2017

Week two at Acadia National Park

During our second week at Schoodic Point Campground we mostly relaxed. 

We did drive back over to the main park one day where we saw this deer taking a morning stroll.  She didn’t appear to feel threatened because she stopped and just stared at us for the longest time before casually moseying on.

 

We drove around the side of the park that is less crowded stopping at The Bass Harbor Light Station. 

 

We weren’t able to go inside the house because it is a private residence for a local Coast Guard member. 

We were able to get to the bell and light via a concrete path open to the public. 

On the other side of the house there is a short walk which leads to a series of wooden steps down onto granite boulders that provide a great view of the harbor side of the lighthouse.

 

 

 

We also started out on a short hike.

But the mosquitoes had us turning around sooner than we had planned.

Another night we drove down to Schoodic Point for sunset.

 

 

One rainy day, to alleviate our cabin fever, we drove 25 miles into Ellsworth where we shopped at Renys, a department store chain. 

 

 

 

 

The store advertises itself as A Main Adventure. 

We also had dinner at Finelli’s Pizza.  The description online stated its thin-crust pizza is the focus at this cozy New York-style counter-service with an old-school vibe. The restaurant had really good reviews.  I will be kind by simply saying I was not impressed.

With temps down in the 60s, a campfire was a lovely way to finish out our last week at Schoodic Campground.