Day 13 - Hiking in Acadia National Park

Today after breakfast we set off to Acadia National Park. We stopped at the visitor center to pay our parking fee and get a map. Matt came back to the car explaining how he'd been told of a great route up Cadilac Mountain m, a 2 mile hike, if we could get one of the parking spots near the foot.

As 'luck' would have it we got a parking spot. Although given 30 seconds into the hike I said 'and you did tell the lady we'd both have a kid on our back didn't you' I'm not sure it was good or back luck! It's fair to say it was a strenuous hike, probably teetering right along my comfort zone line of challenges with a child on my back. But it was totally worth it! It took us 50mins to do just over a mile. It was pretty hot and we decided to stop and have lunch before climbing back down as we didn't think the boys patience would last all the way to the top and back again. We're going to drive right to the top tomorrow!

After the hike we drove round to the nature centre and also explored the gardens. Then we set off home and Matt took the boys to the pool. We went to dinner at a restaurant called Blaze and had delicious pizzas. Joshua, again, was pretty restless at diner. Thankfully it was next to a chocolate and wine shop called the chocolate moose and the large moose replica kept him entertained. I'm now (sitting on balcony watching sunset) drinking red wine made from Blueberries as I write this having eating the sales caramels we purchased there after dinner!