Noah Cardiel Holt | My life according to other people

Vacation..

is…

…over.

To make things worse we couldn’t even leave Bass Harbor casually, stopping on the way home to break up the long drive. No, we had to race home to beat a Hurricane. Noah was a champ though, and with no traffic we made it home in just under 9 hours. Just in time for the heavens to open and some impressive rain and wind to rip through our neighborhood.

(Yeah, yeah, yeah.. Noah got my hobbit feet. I know.)

Morning.

This was our last full day on Mount Desert Island, and we were (Kate was) determined to wear us (me) out. We started the day at Otter Cliffs.

A quick lunch in Bar Harbor.

After lunch we walked over to Bar Island. A small island just north of downtown Bar Harbor that you can walk to at low tide.

A Bar Island resident.

This strain of fungi is known as banana-chipis.

The view of Bar Harbor from Bar Island.

From there, we drove to the top of Cadillac Mountain, the highest peak on Mount Desert Island.

This sums up our trip.

Check out Bar Island now. The trail/path we walked was to the left, under all that water.

Dinner.

Still posting about Maine. This was our second-to-last full day and the clouds were low so we went for a short hike that someone had recommended. 200 ft. in, Kate already found a place to sit.

Asticou Map House.

We took a different trail back that went up over a small peak, Elliot Mountain, then as we made our way down the trail we cut through Thuya Garden.

Through the door to the garden, the landscape completely changed.

Back at the house.

My view to the right as I grill in the drizzle.

My view to the left.

After saying goodbye to my parents, we took a trip to Blue Hill, ME to see Jen and Berto who keep a place in NYC, but spend most of their time in Blue Hill. Our house tour started with the garden.

This will be the new master bedroom.

Berto.

The view from Berto’s sister’s porch.

Screened in spare bedroom.

Blue Hill Library where Jen curated a show of local artists.

Unfit gallery behavior.

I was into this top piece is by William Thon.

Back at Jen’s for a snack.

Back at the house, our view during dinner.

A quick hike on the Ship Harbor trail.

Self timed group photo.

Lunch (© photo by Katherine Holt).

Big hugs.

Sad good-byes.

It was great to spend so much time with you. Thanks for making the trip and thanks for all the help.