Maine Vacation, Day 3
We woke up to the same weather we went to bed with--cold rain. That meant we had to change our plans a bit. The motel had a list of rainy day activities which included Thunder Hole and we decided to make that our first destination. Thunder Hole is a place along the shore in Acadia National Park where the rocks are in a bowl shape so that when the waves crash there, they make a loud thundering noise.
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| When we got to Thunder Rock, the wind was blowing the rain almost horizontally. With the wind and rain noise, I'm not sure if we heard the thundering or not. However, the waves were loud. |
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| After Thunder Rock, we decided to drive the rest of the loop around the park. At this stop I got dry clothes out of my suitcase and changed out of my wet clothes. Despite our rain gear, parts of us were soaked from our Thunder Rock visit because of the driving rain. (Not sure why it was listed as a rainy day activity.) |
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| After my dry clothes, I was able to enjoy the drive better. |
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| Of all of the beautiful trees, I think sugar maple is my favorite. |
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| This is a carriage bridge. Acadia National Park has a series of roads and bridges constructed by John D. Rockefeller from 1913 to 1940 for hikers, bikers, and carriages to enjoy the area. |
We continued on the drive back to my sister's house. We took the long way home and explored some of the points and islands of the area. We saw a lot of big houses, but I didn't take pictures of any of them. We were out of the tourist areas and it seemed intrusive to do so. It rained the whole way home, but it was an enjoyable ride in our nice, warm, dry car.
