1. We flew instead of driving! Hooray!!! Boy, what a difference that made. Plus found a new tradition - first morning in Maine - breakfast at Dysarts Truck Stop. REALLY good breakfast!
2. Looking for an easy, but new hike on Saturday, we hiked around Eagle Lake.
Well, not all the way around - that would be a long, long hike. But partway around and then back via the Carriage Trail. It was really less a hike and more an exploration
with stops to play in the water
or stare at things in the water.
3. Sunday, we finally did a trail SigO has wanted to do for a very long time - up to the top of Pemetic
and down around Jordan pond.
Met a really fun family on that hike. Those parents had their hands full with those four kids - three boys and one girl, but only one handful - Matthew with the long curly hair. By the end of the hike, Doug, Matthew's dad, was holding him high above his head in what he termed "the dead man's carry" - Matthew squirming the whole way. No pics of the family - to spare the innocent - and not so innocent.
4. Monday we hiked Jordan cliffs
- a new favorite after last year
with me convinced the heavens were going to open up and we were going to plummet to our deaths on slippery rocks. We never got more than a mild sprinkle. This year, instead of heading back via Jordan Pond, we climbed up higher
and came back over the top of the Penobscot mountain ridge.
Much prettier. Found this secluded little marsh at the top of the mountain.
A marsh at the top of a mountain! Weird, huh - but pretty - and zen.
H-boo picked so many blueberries her lips turned blue. I had planned on sending this to her Mom with a note saying "breathe! breathe!"
But kinder, gentler me prevailed - a rarity, I assure you.
5. Tuesday it rained like we had thought it would on Monday. So, we took on another easy hike
up and over the Gorham Mountain and back along the shoreline. Then we hunkered down in Bar Harbor to stay dry.
6. Wednesday --- duhn duhn duhn!! The Precipice.
All three of us took this on. Me with my messed up hamstring. LOML with his inner-ear problems
and H-Boo with her all too keen awareness of mortality
(I learned to dismiss that silly nagging "you're gonna die, you're gonna die, you're gonna die" voice years ago). Note to self: Never hike the precipice the day after a rain storm - lots of wet, slippery life-threatening sections, way more life-threatening than when it's dry. Still - as always - the sense of accomplishment at the top is worth the climb.
For me, anyway - not sure H-Boo would agree with that statement. But I know she was happy to be at the top - especially with these views.
My favorite line when we came to a particularly difficult and treacherous path: "Oh! Touché mountain!"
7. Thursday we got to hike with our Maine friend - Michelle
up the Beehive
which H-Boo used to think was scarey - until the Precipice. Michelle scampered up and over like a billy goat - you can tell she's hiked that mountain about 1,000 times. Thursday afternoon we tried another new hike - on the Quiet Side of the Island. We walked for a very long time with me mumbling and moaning bout the "boredom" of the hike (boy do you get spoiled in Maine, let me tell you!) when we finally came out on some beautiful views.
Plus, the views lasted for a while longer as we came back around the other side of the mountain.
8. Friday we hiked Great Head (get your mind out of the gutter - it's the name of the mountain), which we've done every year for three years now - easy hike - beautiful views
and you get to play on the rocks next to the surf without all the crowds.
That afternoon, we went to the Northeast side of the island to check out Asticou Gardens. they had a sand garden,
some really crazy plants,
and very pretty views,
but the gardens weren't quite big enough to fill the rest of our day, so Friday was another easy day - spent hanging out on the veranda of our B&B - with its great views. 
We met a lot of great people out there - late at night. We also got to spend more time with Michelle and Dan. It's never long enough, because...
9. All good things must come to an end. Saturday: Last Day. We hiked Jordan Stream
a nice little hike where I went ballistic taking pictures of all sorts of mushrooms - I'll spare you the enormity of it, but here's a small sampling.
It was sad when it was over, but, another week of good memories.
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