Maine Part 6: Sunrises, Hiking, Gardens, and Birthdays; our last full day

Our last full day in Maine was started early. Early as in being up before 4 am so we could see the sunrise. On the top of cadillac mountain is the first place the sun is spotted in the US. So, we couldn't not partake. It was cold. It was windy. It was early. But it was beautiful.

Sunny skies in front of us.

Moonlit sky behind us.

Can you see where it's coming up?

First look.

This guy. Oh, this guy. On one of our hikes he said "To think that God made all of this, but it still wasn't good enough, so he made us." I love him for speaking that. I thought about it all week. I still think about it. I love that he loves Jesus. 

After breakfast we headed back to Acadia, where we hiked to Bubble Rock. It's this big rock that is kind of hanging/kind of standing on the side of the mountain. Pretty crazy!

Then we headed to another hiking spot. On the way we stopped at a local garden, Azalea Gardens.

Our last hike was a place by a nice inlet of water. A little ways up the mountain, Andrew realized he wasn't going to make it due to a really bad headache. So, he and I headed back. I'm glad we did. There was a point where I was sure he was going to pass out. Anyhow, we perched ourselves next to the water until the others got back. I watched a precious little girl in a pink tutu bathing suit explore the freezing water with her mom and dad. I watched kids play in the shell sand. I napped in the sun. It was such a peaceful moment.

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Andrew's headache face. My "my face is still red" face.

When we got back we were all quite hungry. We ate at a place called Route 66. We also ate at a pizza place for dinner. So much food happened this trip.

Also, this day was Adam's birthday. He got some pumpkin whoopie pies, and we made him wear this birthday pin. Hope you had a great birthday, Adam.

Maine Part 5: Schoodic Peninsula

On Wednesday morning, Sarah and Andrew bought these bandanas. Further confirming their alikeness.

Sometime in the morning we headed to Schoodic Peninsula. Sarah and Bronson hunted for Moose.

And we were all loving the waves crashing onto the rocks.

Buddies.

I took this video of Sarah, Adam, Bronson, and Andrew climbing down into a cave-like crevice. It gives you an idea of how big the rocks really were.

After this adventure we ate at a local joint. They had an arcade there where we all played ski ball. The last event of the day was playing Pirate putt-putt. A good day, matey.

Maine, Part 4 - My favorite day

Tuesday was our first and longest day of hiking and exploring. It was my favorite day of the trip.

We started out at Sand Beach. The sand is actually crushed up shells.

There was a hiking trail next to the beach that we went on first. The views were amazing. We also learned from a guide touring behind us that at the top of the trail there used to be an old tea house.

See my very red from being on a boat face?

After that we drove around Park Loop Road, stopping at different places, checking out the views, exploring, watching others explore, and enjoying each other's company. You'll notice that in many of these photos and videos, Sarah is off exploring (aka Dora the explorer) and Adam is usually close behind her. Andrew and Bronson would travel either with them or a safe distance behind them. And Julie and I would stand furthest behind, happy to live through the day and watch the others hopefully survive their exploration. You'll also see many similar pictures. Some of them close up, some of them zoomed out...just to give you an idea of how high up/how far down everyone really was.

This picture makes me laugh. Each couple was loving on each other...and I'm so lonely in the middle.

Looking in the tide pools. A lot of tide pool looking happened this week.

We went to a beach that had a bunch of rocks. Pebble beach, maybe? There was no sand, and when the water ran back down after the wave came in it made a really neat sound.

In the early afternoon, we stopped at Jordan's Pond House, famous for their popovers. They were delicious, and the scenery was beautiful. You could see bubble mountains in the background. There were people lounging on the grass. It was wonderful.

After that we went on one more hike. This was the hike where I was pretty much done. So, I stopped while the others went on. From what I was told the scenery when they got there was cool, but the climb was what made the hike. There were crazy rocks they had to climb/scale. While they were scaling, I was doing my own new adventure...peeing in the woods.

That night Adam and Julie went out to dinner with friends and the other four of us went to a very local Irish bar. Fun fact: it's the closest Irish pub to Ireland in the United States. The food was delicious. The company perfect. After dinner we walked around to some of the shops before heading home. There was much head gear to be tried that night.