Saturday, August 8, 2015
We needed to whittle our list down today, as to things we wanted to do, so we did a rocky hike on the shore, that took us to 'the ovens'.  They are caves that are made from the waves coming in and bashing against the rocks.  We found out about them through geo-caching.  What else?  We had to hike to them in low tide, as they are filled with water when the tide comes in. Then we went downtown Bar Harbor and walked around the old part of town, the wharf and the shopping area, and decided to eat at the Eagle's Nest, so we had yet another bowl of clam chowder!  It's a lovely place right on the water and the people were very friendly.  We had enough daylight yet, so we drove out to Sand Beach in Acadia National Park and did a hike up to the top of the cliffs, for yet, one more geo-cache.  We had to find a plaque and send in the name of the person on that plaque.  They stressed being careful up there, as this person was swept out to sea at the young age of 19.  Tragic. We have one more day here, and if the weather holds, we'll bike some of the carriage roads that were built by the Rockefeller's.

             We were entering an opening in the rocks, caused by the high tide, on our way to the ovens.

                                                   Jim inside one of the larger ovens.

                                            A very ornate gazebo in the park near the wharf.

                                        This is a typical home in the old district of Bar Harbor.