Bill and Nancy: Hiking to Bar Harbor – Sunday

We are getting close to our last week visiting Mt. Dessert Island. We still have several things we want to do. One is visit Bar Harbor and another is get some GOOD ice cream;o)) Well, we decided to combine these two activities!!

Bar Harbor is very congested and parking is a nightmare. However, I do want to see some of the town. So I decided we could hike there from Sievr De Monts Spring. It would be about 7.5 miles round trips, but it is all flat. Since we will be expending a good bit of energy, we won’t feel the least bit bad about getting ICE CREAM FOR LUNCH!!!

We recruited Sherry and David to go with us. Sherry is the Ice Cream Queen and Bill is the Ice Cream King:o)) David and I would much rather have pie, but we will manage to eat our share of ice cream;o)) We drove separately to Sievr De Monts Spring since Sherry and David would be staying in Bar Harbor for a special program in the afternoon.

00 - map - Jesup Path, Great Meadow Loop, Bar Harbor

Our hike from Sievr De Mont Spring took us along the Jesup Path which runs next to Great Meadow. Where Jesup Path meets the Park Loop Road, we picked up the east side of Great Meadow Loop. That took us to Bar Harbor and we made our way along the sides roads to downtown.

You could spend a great deal of time in Bar Harbor, but we were just here to see the highlights and of course, get Ice Cream!! I especially enjoyed the beautiful flowers and the harbor area which is near the Village Green. It is a wonderful town for walking and exploring. Shopping is not one of our interests, except for when it comes to finding some good Ice Cream. We did just that at Ben and Bill’s, a sweet treats paradise:o))

After our ICE CREAM lunch, we parted company with Sherry and David as they were staying in town and we were heading back. We couldn’t have had a better day weather wise and the hike was a great way to get to Bar Harbor and enjoy the town without a lot of hassle.

Thanks Sherry and David for sharing the fun with us!!