The other night Betty and I took a carriage ride to the top of Day Mountain. Our driver was Sarah (left) and her sister came along, too. It was a fun ride and we had great views from the top of the mountain. It is only 583 feet (178 m) but very nice.
Yestereday, cousins Jim and Pat took me for a tour of Acadia National Park and we got this picture of Bar Harbor from Cadillac Mountain. Earlier in the day, the whole area was under a cloud, but in the early afternoon the fog lifted long enough to see a cruise ship in port. With the natural beauty of the area, it is understandable that Acadia National Park is very popular.
Today I went to Winter Harbor, Maine, for the Lobster Festival and then down to Schoodic Point to enjoy the water lapping on the granite coastline. Schoodic Point is part of the Acadia National Park across Frenchman Bay from Bar Harbor and Cadillac Mountain. I also got to see a number of the lobster boats which had been in Winter Harbor for the lobster boat races.
Yesterday I toured the Port Au Port Peninsula, located west of Stephenville, NF. Mainland is a small town on the west side of the peninsula on the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Along the way I visited the site of a C-54 crash in 1944, and met some wonderful people. It would be hard to over estimate the warmth and hospitality of the people of Newfoundland.
I have seen some moose in Newfoundland but this is the only one which would allow me to sit on him for a picture! This moose is at the Irving gas station in Deer Lake. Most of the live moose I have seen were up north near St. Barbe. I have also seen a few around Gros Morne National Park.
Here is my friend Sami retrieving her "duck" from Bonne Bay. In the background is the opening from the bay or cove into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. After many days of fog and rain, we finally had a nice sunny day.
Here I am over loooking Bonne Bay, at Norris Point. This is near Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland, and part of the Gros Morne National Park.
