Day 17 - Gloucester to Bar Harbor

We left the Cape Ann Campground around 8:45 this morning and headed down 128 toward Boston. Then we went on to I95 North, through part of New Hampshire and into Maine. the last 20 miles were not exactly pleasant. The state has torn up the entire road and is building a new road bed. Delays and dust, lots of dust, were the order of the day!

We finally arrived at the Bar Harbor KOA around 2:30 pm, and within an hour we had car and bike unloaded and the camp fully established. Not bad! The KOA campsite is treeless, but it is full service and roomy. We are not directly on the water, but we can see the water and it is but a short walk away.

After getting set up, we headed in to Bar Harbor for a first examination. It is quaint, as one would expect, and has a definite "tourist" touch. However, we were able to find a local pub, the Dog & Pony Tavern, that suited our taste and had a great bartender. After a couple of drinks, we headed back to the KOA, about 7 miles, and did dinner on the BarBQ (the last of the steaks given to us by the folks at the Gettysburg campground).

Tomorrow, I will take the bike on a "fact finding" run, then Suz and I will go sightseeing. Looking forward to that. the area looks beautiful (and I have a seniors pass into the national park!). Until then, cheers!

John, Suz and Dixie the Wonderdog