Another gorgeous day in Acadia, so today we took on the carriage roads. There are miles and miles of roads to take,
but since we were fairly out of shape inexperienced bike riders, we picked one that was mostly flat and not too long - Witch's Pond Carriage Road.
It was a fun ride, the paths were wide and easy to ride. It wasn't completely flat, so you could feel the burn on the inclines. The kids hung in there pretty well, especially our youngest rider, mostly due to the promise of popovers and lemonade when we finished.
We stopped at the Jordan Pond House for a traditional Acadia snack after our ride. The Jordan Pond House is a beautiful place to have lunch or a traditional afternoon tea. We didn't get to sit out on the lawn, but we did get our popovers with strawberry jam and blueberry lemonade. The lemonade was brought over to us without sweetener and then we each got a small pot of simple syrup to sweeten it as much as liked. Most of us used all that they gave us. A few more added additional sugar. It was pretty tart, but very good.
After lunch, Marc took some of the kids hiking to Bubble Rock and to revisit Cadillac Mountain. Bubble Rock is a large rock that was moved by a glacier and dropped in place when it finally melted enough to not move it any farther. It looks like you could just push it off the edge of the cliff.
We spent our last evening sitting by the campfire next to the ocean. We were lucky that no one camped across the street from us so we could use the space to hang out. It was a pretty view of the island and a nice place to relax.
Wish we didn't have to leave. I think we all wished we could stay a little longer.
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