Last photos of Bar Harbor

Just some final shots before getting on the tender back to the ship. A lovely day all around.

Around town Bar Harbor

We walked by this side yard of a home that had three raised garden beds. What was unique about them were the borders - made of rope. Kind of special, given this is a fishing town.

The town square and park was so pretty. And then there was my delicious lunch.

Churches in Bar Harbor

There were three churches in the downtown area of Bar Harbor. A Catholic church, an Episcopal church, and another one whose denomination escapes me at the moment. I think it is a general "all purpose" Christian one.

The Episcopal one is attached to the town cemetery. They are all on the same block, too. Kind of funny.

Bar Harbor Neighborhoods

Local home with lobster fishing gear out back. Old church graveyard dating back to 1600's when town was first settled.

Bar Harbor

Arriving bright and early to Bar Harbor, Maine, a tender port, we had a nice leisurely breakfast in the dining room and then grabbed a tender to town. It's a short five minute ride.

Still early, and a Memorial weekend Sunday, very few people were out, but the shops were open and the restaurants opened soon thereafter. Most hotels and inns were full, but everyone must have been sleeping in, as the streets were generally quiet and the stores were nearly empty of customers.

We wanted to see the three main churches as well as the town square park, today. It was a beautiful day to go out to Acadia National Park, but I'd been before and Adrienne preferred to see the town since it was her first visit.

I stopped in at the ranger office at the town park and was able to get a stamp for my National Parks passport book. I also was able to get one when we were in Salem last week.

We walked and shopped some and then stopped at the Thirsty Whale for lunch. Maine is known for their lobster, so of course a lobster roll and chowder was just the ticket for me. A cold local draft beer rounded out the meal. Adrienne chose to have iced tea and then eat lunch back on the ship.

I took a few photos so there will be a couple of posts of them, as I'm still experiencing problems posting photos. I can't seem to post more than three or four at a time. It's totally pissing me off, especially since I emailed the provider two weeks ago and they are still "working on it".

Boston again

After spending a few days in Bermuda, our ship - the Veendam - returned to Boston and all but about 120 of us disembarked for good. We chose to stay on the ship during the turnaround. The ship was so quiet and empty for about 2 hours before the next load of new passengers embarked. It was so nice to wander about the ship, feeling all alone, practically. A nice treat.

We spent a couple of hours up in the thermal spa and even with a few interruptions, it was calming and restful.

We managed to finally get to the Pinnacle, HAL's specialty steakhouse restaurant, for dinner. It was, as usual, perfect and delicious. We both had the filet mignon and shared sides of asparagus, baked potato and crispy skinny fries. I had a huge spinach salad as a starter and it too, was excellent.

Turnaround day complete, we turned in early. Bar Harbor Maine was our next stop.

Goodbye Hamilton and Bermuda

So long. Farewell. It was great!!