Day 4: Bar Harbor, ME.
We didn’t have to get up early today, so we didn’t. Yet, we were up by 8:00 am, and were having breakfast by 9:30 am. This made it possible for us to get off the ship by 10:30 am, and start walking around Bar Harbor. Unlike tendering at Newport, the cruise line hired a charter boat to ferry passengers from the ship to the pier and back. That gave us at least 4 boats in tender service to move people, and it didn’t take long to get to shore.
This was RQS’s first time in the area in years, and she was happy to follow my lead in walking around town. Once on shore, we took some pictures of the harbor, then went to a local book store to spend some money. Next, it was a search for two stores, one of which always has wallets on sale - where we both replaced our wallets for new ones. The other store was where I bought (as Marian) a scarf which I have yet to wear - it was packaged as a knot, and looks better as a knot than it does as a scarf. (Sooner or later, I will untangle the knot and wear the scarf. Until then, I like how the scarf was packaged for transit, and will keep it that way.)
After walking through town we looked for a place to eat. Most of the good joints were closed for the season, and we made the mistake of going into a joint where we should have ordered burgers and beers, not chowder and tacos. That was a waste of money and time. But, when most of the good joints are closed, one takes what she can get.
Then, it was back to the ship, to prepare for our next day’s journeys.
