Monday, October 16

 Monday, October 16

51 degrees this morning and overcast, trying to rain.   Beth and Gwynne shower and fix a nice breakfast: bananas, cheese eggs and sausage and bagels.   Since we have the option, we dump the tanks and leave around 10:30.  We do a quick drive up Mt. Battie again, but not much of a view in the rain and fog.

First Lighthouse this morning is Marshall Point in St. George.  Both the museum and shop are closed for the season, but we are able to walk around the grounds. This light marks the eastern side of the south entrance to Port Clyde harbor.  Built in 1832 when Port Clyde was a center for granite quarries and shipbuilding. The lighthouse is connected to shore by a wooden walkway. 

 

You might remember it as the point where Forest Gump ends his cross-country running (right about where Gwynne is standing), saying "I think I'll go home now."

 The original keepers house was destroyed by lightning and this one was built in 1895.  Nearby is a memorial to local fishermen who've lost their lives.

We are definitely in lobster country, as there are traps in many yards, on docks and on boats.  Rarely see the old wooden ones anymore and most all of them are yellow or blue.  

We stop by the harbor to look around.

 

Lots of boats, of course, and this pretty Great Blue Heron takes off from the nearby shore.  

We haven't seen many birds this trip (except gulls and cormorants).

 Someone tells us that most of them have migrated already.

From here we head to Owls Head Lighthouse at the entrance to Rockland Harbor.  President John Quincy Adams authorized this light in 1825.  The tower is relatively short at 20', but sits high on a promontory, making it 100' above sea level.

Next is a quick visit to Camden Snow Bowl,  where we thought there might be some pretty fall color.  There is a ski lift and not much else.  

We go into the town of Camden in search of some good hot clam chowder, and find just that at a waterfront restaurant called Water Front.  Perfect.

 Even though it is past 3:00 it is quite busy.  Afterwards,  we walk around town, doing some window shopping and are surprised to find this waterfall behind the main street right next to the harbor!

It's a working harbor.

We are getting near Acadia and are looking for a spot for the night.  We decide on a Walmart in a town called Ellsworth.  Being near Acadia, there are over 20 rigs here for the night!