Jenny found an awesome cottage nestled in the woods in Southwest Harbor which is on what is known as the quiet side of the island. If you’re looking for a little less touristy and peaceful, I recommend looking for something here or one of the other quiet towns on the southern side of the island. If you want to be in the center of things, stay near Bar Harbor. I happen to be typing this in Bar Harbor right now as we are waiting to head out on our whale watching excursion, and this is the view…
Once the 12 hour travel day was over, we arrived at this quaint two bedroom cottage…
The interior…
Our deck…
These irises are in the garden area around our cottage…
Bitey has been enjoying his new surroundings for the most part, but has been exhibiting some signs of stress, poor kitty. He is fine now and still enjoys his favorite pastimes of attacking our ankles and other things he shouldn’t be attacking…
Bitey’s owners letting him enjoy the deck…
Bitey enjoying his morning coffee…
Bitey enjoying the view from the loft…
Bitey relaxing after a long day of relaxing…
We also have been seeing deer around the property. We’ve seen this young male a few times now…
After enjoying the cottage for a while, we walked down to the town of Southwest Harbor to eat dinner at a place called the Eat-a-Pita Cafe which ironically had very few dishes on the menu that had pitas or what I would consider Mediterranean, but the food was good, and we enjoyed the outdoor seating area. As it was a five minute walk from our cottage, we also appreciated the convenience. By the way, if you haven’t traveled anywhere during this time period, restaurants and the tourist industry in general are experiencing major staffing shortages. Places are either not able to open to capacity or they are closed during hours that they would normally be open. Finding a place to eat out on the island can be a challenge. I know, poor us…
Day 11 consisted of us going on a kayaking excursion with the Maine State Sea Kayaking company to explore some of the local bays on the southwest side of the island. The guides were super helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable, and I highly recommend doing an excursion with them if you’re in the area.
Once the 12 hour travel day was over, we arrived at this quaint two bedroom cottage…
The interior…
Our deck…
These irises are in the garden area around our cottage…
Bitey has been enjoying his new surroundings for the most part, but has been exhibiting some signs of stress, poor kitty. He is fine now and still enjoys his favorite pastimes of attacking our ankles and other things he shouldn’t be attacking…
Bitey wishing he could go on the deck…
Bitey’s owners letting him enjoy the deck…
Bitey enjoying his morning coffee…
Bitey enjoying the view from the loft…
Bitey relaxing after a long day of relaxing…
We also have been seeing deer around the property. We’ve seen this young male a few times now…
After enjoying the cottage for a while, we walked down to the town of Southwest Harbor to eat dinner at a place called the Eat-a-Pita Cafe which ironically had very few dishes on the menu that had pitas or what I would consider Mediterranean, but the food was good, and we enjoyed the outdoor seating area. As it was a five minute walk from our cottage, we also appreciated the convenience. By the way, if you haven’t traveled anywhere during this time period, restaurants and the tourist industry in general are experiencing major staffing shortages. Places are either not able to open to capacity or they are closed during hours that they would normally be open. Finding a place to eat out on the island can be a challenge. I know, poor us…
Day 11 consisted of us going on a kayaking excursion with the Maine State Sea Kayaking company to explore some of the local bays on the southwest side of the island. The guides were super helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable, and I highly recommend doing an excursion with them if you’re in the area.
It was nice just to be out on the water after a long travel day in a car, but the highlight of the trip was entering a harbor seal rookery where the young pups were hanging out in the water with the seal mothers. Whenever the pups needed their mothers, they would bark which sounded a lot like they were yelling “help”. We stopped paddling for at least twenty minutes to watch and listen. While it was hard to capture a decent picture as they were moving around a great deal, it was definitely a surreal experience. Some of the seals would pop up very close to the kayaks.
There’s a seal head in this picture if you look carefully…
One of our guides is in the center…
Our other guide and a seal on the left side of the frame…
Enjoying the ride…
Near one of the smaller islands…
A bald eagle nest (left side of the frame)…
Taking a break on one of the smaller islands…
Having a great day…
We finished the day with buying some groceries for the cottage and getting some much needed laundry done. It’s nice to be in one place for a whole week. More about Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island to come when I get a chance…
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