We have to make the most of the cheap lobster here in Maine so we indulged ourselves at the McKay Public House again last night. I had lobster étoufée which was lobster pieces (plenty of them) in a spicy sauce with rice and Brad had sort of a macaroni cheese type dish with lobster but with a much fancier name. Anyway they were both yummy. When we go away, Brad says it is his turn to cook - so far he is doing a pretty good job. It is another beautiful day to...

Woke up yesterday morning to a glorious cold sunny day which was a real surprise considering it was still raining in the early hours of the morning. Acadia National Park entrance is only a few kms from our Inn and is extremely well sign posted and easy to get around by car, Oli's Trolley, summer shuttle or on foot over dozens of trails of varying standard. We elected to drive around the one-way road to Sand Beach and do the 7km cliff walk which took us past the T...

Sadly the weather didn't improve at all during the day so instead of walking in the national park, we drove to Blue Hills Peninsula and visited some of the quaint little towns there - Surry, Blue Hill, Brooklin. According to the weather forecast, tomorrow is supposed to be fine all day so here's hoping. But we did get to have a walk later this afternoon all around Bar Harbor. A pretty little town and jam packed with boutiques and restaurants, it caters to the...

After a couple of days travelling and an overnight stop in Honolulu, we are finally in Maine, USA. I liken international air travel to having a baby - somehow we forget all about the pain it causes and we front up for seconds!!! We are now very well acquainted with Terminal 5 of JFK New York after having spent 10 hours waiting for our flight to Portland, Maine. The original one was cancelled due to a maintenance issue (good news really) so we had to wait for the ...