The day dawned so misty we couldn't see the sea. And our hotel is beside the sea. Not good.
Undeterred and optimistic we tackled coffee and pastries for breakfast (leaping indoors when the torrential rain started). Not quite swimming weather so we wandered around Bar Harbor's shops on the hunt for Mum's traditional holiday souvenir - the fridge magnet. If it's Maine then it must be moose, lobsters and blueberries, sometimes all on the one magnet. Settled on a tasteful little buoy finally.
As we'd booked the 4.30 whale watching trip, we prepared by buying our tasty picnic and then by piling on all our clothes. Dress warm, we'd been told - it gets cold out there on the ocean. By now it was very warm and humid, but we pulled on the long socks, layers of t-shirts and sweatshirts anyway and waddled off to the pier.
'No sailing today' said the cheery lad at the ticket office. 'It's t-o-o-o-o-o MISTY' as if we were the stupidest people in Maine. And we might just be. Wondered what was that eerie noise we could hear as we waddled away - whales chuckling! Aha you whales, don't get too cosy. We're trying again tomorrow!
Soothed our disappointment with Margaritas, Pina Coladas and nachos, so the day wasn't lost after all. Phew.
Undeterred and optimistic we tackled coffee and pastries for breakfast (leaping indoors when the torrential rain started). Not quite swimming weather so we wandered around Bar Harbor's shops on the hunt for Mum's traditional holiday souvenir - the fridge magnet. If it's Maine then it must be moose, lobsters and blueberries, sometimes all on the one magnet. Settled on a tasteful little buoy finally.
As we'd booked the 4.30 whale watching trip, we prepared by buying our tasty picnic and then by piling on all our clothes. Dress warm, we'd been told - it gets cold out there on the ocean. By now it was very warm and humid, but we pulled on the long socks, layers of t-shirts and sweatshirts anyway and waddled off to the pier.
'No sailing today' said the cheery lad at the ticket office. 'It's t-o-o-o-o-o MISTY' as if we were the stupidest people in Maine. And we might just be. Wondered what was that eerie noise we could hear as we waddled away - whales chuckling! Aha you whales, don't get too cosy. We're trying again tomorrow!
Soothed our disappointment with Margaritas, Pina Coladas and nachos, so the day wasn't lost after all. Phew.
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