We all got up earlier than usual, so Bob and Bryn went out kayaking. They went further than we had ever gone before and actually got out to the open ocean. Bryn described riding the waves in the kayak. They barely made it home in time to avoid a long haul through the mud at low tide.
Today was the day for Bar Harbor. Bryn (and the other two children) had been here before and I was wondering if she'd remember. It was a long time ago, however. I believe she was about 7 years old. We drove around looking for a parking place and I decided we could park in Testa's lot. So, we made our first stop a visit to Glen our favorite bartender at Testas. Bryn and I had caipirinhas and Bob had a beer. Since it was lunch time and we were all hungry, Bryn ordered a lobster roll and Bob and I had (again) those delicious prime rib sandwiches. We hung out for a while while Glen gave us some bartending information and then we walked in and out of the little shops on Main Street. We stopped later on for another beer at Finnback's Alehouse where we befriended another interesting bartender, Scott, while we watched some of the Olympics on TV. It was a refreshing, relaxing stop, but it was now dinner time, so we asked Scott for a recommendation. He recommended Cafe This Way so I called an made a reservation for the porch. When we arrived (it was only 5 minutes away), our table was ready. When I first looked at the menu, I wasn't impressed, but when our orders came, I was very impressed. Bryn and I had appetizers: Maine Crab Cakes (2 large ones) with a Cajun lobster sauce, and The Littlebit (melted Asiago cheese, roasted garlic, roasted peppers, tapenade on bruschetta). I ordered (and Bryn and I shared) Southwest Shepherd's Pie (crispy eggplant, chevre whipped potatoes, spicey creamed corn and onions). Bob had the Spanish Chicken (a large chicken breast, locally made chorizo, olives, dried apricots, honey, and port--served with garlic mashed potatoes). It was delicious. Bryn and I shared a beautifully rich chocolate pot de creme and we walked down to the wharf to take pictures of the sunset and the ships and schooners.
Tuesday
Today, Bryn surprised us by getting up early, taking a shower, and packing before we even woke up. After we were all ready, we began the 3 1/2 hour ride to Portland. On the way, we stopped at a local restaurant called Chester Pikes and had a huge breakfast. Bob had a Monte Christo, I had two eggs, sausage, potatoes and homemade bread with homemade blueberry jam. Bryn had two poached eggs on homemade oatmeal bread, potatoes O'Brien, bacon. YUMMY!
Once we arrived in Portland, we set out for the Old Waterfront area. There are darling shops, one pub/restaurant after another, and loads of things to do. Unfortunately, it was already after 3:30 when we arrived and Bryn had to be at the airport by 6 PM. We stopped in many of the shops and finally landed at Bull Feeney's Irish Pub. It was a beautiful pub with several different dining areas--two stories of them. We were all pretty full from dinner, but we wanted to make sure Bryn didn't have to eat at the airport. She ordered a lobster roll, I had one too, and Bob ordered an appetizer of deep-fried Camembert with a fruit compote dipping sauce. Very good.
Off to the airport after visiting another street of shops and just like that, 6 days were gone. On the ride home, Bob and I did not stop because many of the highways here do not have lights, so Bob wanted to do as much driving in daylight as possible. Traffic wasn't bad and later we found out that Bryn's flight had been delayed, so we got home at about the same time she did. All is well but we are tired.
Wednesday
Today was foggy and rainy so Bob and I stayed in the cottage to read and do a few other things. We were exhausted and happy to stay home.
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