Full Day on Mt Desert Island

Hi F and F
The first thing we learnt was the pronunciation ! It's called Mt Dessert ( not Desert as in the sandy place ) here.Most interesting!
We found out there is a free LLBean bus service that can take you all over the Island with 7 different routes .We chose the one going to Bar Harbor  and dingied in to catch the bus in Manset next to a restaurant .
A  guy and his wife had just bought this restaurant and were moving up from Key West! He was busy painting Arrondeck chairs outside .
They gave us a map of the island with the bus timetable .We had a nice chat with them.Going to be interesting for them when winter arrives after having lived in Key West!
The old style bus arrived It has the pull line above the seats so you can tell the driver when you want to stop.The trip took 45 mins as we wound our way up and across the Island stopping at Acadia Park Center , a couple of camping grounds, lakes and even the high school. Bar Harbor was a little bit touristy but it was a beautiful day and we wandered down to the visitors center and some of the stores .Linda had asked for a lunch recommendation, and sit down at a table and a view of the lake was provided by the Gaylyn's  Restaurant in yet another Main Street.
We walked back to the village green and caught the bus back .Time for a rest and read. Hard work this retirement business!
At 6.30 pm Linda and Roger dingied over to our boat for a dinner of Bison burgers and fresh Blueberry pie . We found the pie over in Bar Harbor .Nice treat to have in the land of Blueberries!
We watched the sunset sky turn orange , yellow and red while we had dinner.
So ended another day in Maine.
Over and Out ,
S and S


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