Good evening from Bar Harbor/ Arcadia National Park, Maine. Had a good breakfast at the motel in Lee, MA. Left about 7:45 A. M. with cloudy overcast morning in the mid to high 50s. I was asking the young guy on he desk why there were so many people in the little community. He did not know said he just moved here from New York City 2 days ago. When I checked out there was a young girls on the desk from the area and she had no idea why they were so busy. In looking around I found on the bulletin board several announcement about craft sales, harvest festival this weekend so there is no counting is there? I ate in the same room where I had dinner last night. All the windows had a film on them to reduce the glare from the sun so I could not take pictures from inside.
A Few Colorful Trees
Lake Behind Motel Where I Stayed
Not So Colorful Trees
Lake Behind Motel
Rear View Of Motel
Hindu Shrine In Corner Of Dining Room
Motel Sign
Resturant Sign On Side Of Motel
Motel Sign On Road
Front Of Motel
Pretty Trees
Throughout the day traffic has been extremely heavy. When I stopped people said because Monday is a holiday and the schools are out so families are taking short trips. I believe it. When I got to the Maine State welcome center I had my lunch and ate the leftovers from last night. Very taste even cold. The welcome center is the best staffed and supplied I have ever seen. They recommended a different route than AAA that would give a better shot of beautiful leaves. But no, more of the same they had already changed and fallen or they had not changed yet.
I arrived at the Bar Harbor/ Arcadia National Park area around 4:30 and found the Best Western Motel I wanted to stay in. I checked and they had just rented the last room. While the clerks were calling other best Western Motels in the area to find me a room a " lady/boss/whatever " came in and asked what they were doing to take care of me so I didn't have to stand around. They explained and she told them there was a room that a man who had taken a room earlier in the day had decided he did not want it and she had not shown it as being available. ( something about his mother ). Don't know what that was all about. Any way I got the room. I went to the main Arcadia National Park visitor center to get my passport book stamped and bought a couple of DVDs about the park. Just heard something hitting my windows and looked out and it is raining pretty hard. One of the park rangers drew me maps ( outline route on park maps of his recommendations on what to see and do. Since I was in the park I decided to to drive up Cadillac mountain where it is best to see the sunrise. This mountain is about 1500+ feet and " if " you are able to see the sunrise you will be the first in the United States. This is suppose to be the highest point on the eastern side of the United States. All that aside about half way up it started getting foggy and the wind just howling. On up a lot of cars were turning around and going back down. On I went and finally made it. It was so foggy I could not see more than a couple cars lengths in front of me and the wind blowing so hard I could not hardly stand. There is visitor center at the top of this mountain and they have a stamp for the passport book. The trees, cars and clothing got wet in just a couple of minutes in the blowing fog. Back down the mountain I came and found the eating place the Best Western folks recommended. Upon checking I discovered the Best Western folks only booked me for one night instead of two so they had to take care of that. What a day. For dinner I had a lobster roll and clam chowder soup. Delicious. But wait the day isn't over. I just hooked up my camera card ( new one ) and it isn't bringing up the pictures I want. I am going to watch some sporting events for a while and think about this. Still no pictures so I will say good night. I will be getting up early in the morning to go up the mountain to see if I can get a sunrise photo.
Good night and I love you. Grandpa Bill
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