It rained during the night a couple of times but when we got up it was partly sunny. We went to hike the Bubble Rock trail. This is a 1 ½ mile hike up to the top of a cliff that is 762 feet high. We went up from the parking lot with a few other people and after getting to the top and taking a few pictures we decided to take the loop trail back to the truck. We should have known not to go that way since we were the only ones hiking it. Most of the trail down on that side was via a steep bolder field that you had to use your hands to hold on and find your footing below to get down. The only markers for the trail were small blue stripes on the rocks. One particular spot was very narrow. It was an interesting descent and I was glad when we got down. The trail came out at a pretty lake.
The sun was out more so we decided to drive across to the other side of the park. We stopped at Echo Lake -- this lake has a nice swimming beach. Then on through Southwest Harbor to Bass Harbor Head lighthouse. We hiked another trail along Ship Harbor and to the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. This trail was 1 ½ miles long also. We went back to Bar Harbor and had lobster rolls at the diner that was closed yesterday. They are a take-out only place so we sat on a bench on Main Street and ate them.
The Queen Mary II cruise ship was in harbor. We walked along the shore path and sat to watch the boats for a while. Then we went in and out of some shops but didn’t find anything we needed to buy. After looking in the shops we sat at an outside sports bar and had a beer before returning to the Casita.
Before we left this morning I put a note on the other Casita we saw while walking and when we returned they had put a note on our door. We walked over to their campsite and talked a while with them. They are from Washington state. There is also a 1983 U-Haul in the campground from Quebec. We talked to them also.
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