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Maine Event - Days Eleven and Twelve

See the photographic evidence. Wednesday sloshed into view with a nice downpour at the time we were loading up to head to Acadia National Park. We managed to get loaded up without getting too wet and hydroplaned our way northeast. The scenery between Wiscasset and Acadia is quite nice if you take US 1 instead of the interstate, so we enjoyed some nice views and gave the towns a once-over as we drove through. The tourism industry really starts to dig its heels in around Rockport and is in full blossom in Bar Harbor. Bar Harbor sits on the edge of Acadia and has an endless number of bed and breakfasts, hotels, restaurants, gift shops, galleries, and tour operators. It was about a 3 hour drive, so we ate lunch before we got to Bar Harbor. Our plan was to drive around Acadia, enjoy the views, and generally check things out before checking in at the hotel. We failed at this due to my faulty navigation--I didn't see that the eastern part of Park Loop Road is one way. So after driving t...