Carriage ride in the woods in the morning. Rockefeller bought much of the island that is now Acadia National Park, created an elaborate system of carriage roads, and donated the island to the federal government. Now the carriage ride has become a must-do in Acadia, much like having afternoon tea and popovers at the Jordan Pond restaurant and going whale-watching from Bar Harbor.

Anna admiring the horses again. So predictable.

Took a whale-watching boat ride into the open ocean in the afternoon. What did she see?

Fin back whales, in the distance.

Holding whale baleen for the first time.

Jordan Pond is a glacial lake on Mount Desert Island.

At the southern tip of the lake there’s a restaurant that serves “afternoon tea” with “popovers” on their “tea lawn” overlooking Jordan Pond, as seen here, a tradition dating back to the 1800s. It was still early for afternoon tea, so we opted for a way overpriced lunch instead.

In the afternoon we hopped on a boat…

A lobstering boat. We rented the cottage from the captain, a local fisherman, and he took us out on a lobstering trip. If you watch the Discovery Channel, this is basically “The Deadliest Catch”, tamer lobster version.

Look at what I caught! We probably ate way too many lobsters in the past few days we’ve been in Maine, but seeing how lobsters are caught is a lot of fun!

Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, viewed from the lobstering boat.

Lighthouse, lobster boats, fog. So typically Maine.

Lubec, Maine, on the border with Canada. It’s Canada on the other side of the river.

Quoddy Point State Park. Sail Rock (in the water) is the easternmost point of the continental U.S. And Anna has previously visited the southernmost point in the continental U.S.

West Quoddy Head Lighthouse

Amazingly, the sun was out for much of the day.

Just in time for another trip up Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park.

The fog set in again shortly before sunset.

Still foggy and rainy today, and it’s going to be like this throughout this week. So we decided to drive around the island a bit to explore off the beaten track.

Colorful buoys for lobster fishing.

A walk in the forest. Things are dripping wet from the morning rain.

Random shot of the forest floor.

Lavender and misty marsh, near the cottage we rented.

Front yard daisy.

Crummy weather again….

Foggy and rainy…

Flowers.

Not the best weather, but still a breathtaking view.

The 25th state for the little one. Half of all states in 4 years, not bad for a little trekker.

Boston Common.

Anna loves the Brattle Book Shop.