I’ll probably get in trouble for choosing the picture above as it isn’t really representative of the day we had in Acadia National Park but it was taken there. Read on for more…
Park Loop Road
We arrived at the park at about 8:30, which turned out to be a good move as the stopping points were quiet in contrast to when we left at lunchtime. We drove around the Park Loop, which is a 27-mile drive that takes you to the most interesting places in the park. There were some lovely spots to stop, including Sand Beach, Thunder Hole, and Otter Point. We were very lucky with the weather as when we woke, it was raining but had cleared by the time we entered the park, and it didn’t rain again until we were leaving at midday. However…
Cadillac Summit Road
The highest peak on the East coast of America is Cadillac Mountain accessed by the Cadillac Summit Road. It is so popular, particularly at sunrise, that you can only access it via a timed ticket booked well in advance. Not being some sort of masochists, we had a timed entry for 16:30 and drove up at our allotted time.
While the weather this morning hadn’t been great at least it was dry. Now it was raining and the clouds had come right down. We gamely drove on to the top of the mountain where the visibility was pretty much zero. We got out of the car, walked to the viewpoint, confirmed that there was no view (see above), got back in the car and drove back down again! Oh well, at least the bulk of the day had been clear.
