Traveling through Maine

After I returned from our whirlwind trip to Washington, I had two days to get to work before I was heading out again. This time, I was heading to Bangor, Maine, to see two of my good friends and have a girls' weekend. Luckily, Shawn got to stay home on this one.

One of the days, we drove out to the coast. We went to Acadia National Park, where the trees were beautiful shades of red, gold and green. We drove to the top of Cadillac Mountain, which has spectacular views, but all we could see was fog. However, that did not stop us from enjoying some beautiful Maine scenery.

Next stop was the coastal town of Bar Harbor, where we went to get some delicious ice cream at Mount Desert, which is known for it's...interesting...flavors. Some of the samples had by our group: Cardamon Raspberry Strudel and Boiled Coffee Oreo. I ended up playing it safe (and delicious) with Maine Sea Salt Caramel and Nutella in a waffle cone. We then walked down to the water and along a small path that has been around for more than 100 years.

After that, it was time for some shopping. We went through a number of cute coastal shops, where I came across some dog bone and lobster shaped cookie cutters, which we used the next day. More on that later...