Our stateroom is very small; we didn’t opt for a window or balcony room. The bathroom, however, is very roomy compared with our past cruises. There are a lot of Texans on board and several families from Elkins Lake that we have met. The ship is much smaller that the Voyager, but still takes a lot of walking. So far, we are pleased with the ship.

Our first excursion was this morning at Bar Harbor, Maine. This little town is on a island (one of many islands here).  It is known for whales and lobster and famous people. On our bus tour to Acadia National Park, the lady told us about all the wealthy people of the past who built places here—Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, J. P. Morgan, and other famous wealthy people whose names I have already forgotten. (She also pointed out the hotel where the Obamas stayed recently.) This is truly the summer “playground of the rich.” Their “cottages” might have 30 rooms or more. She also pointed out the home of Dick Wolf, the producer of all those “Law & Order” TV shows.

Acadia National Park is very green and full of pink granite. We stopped at this place called Thunder Hole where the tide comes in so strong it sound likes thunder. It was low tide when we stopped, however. It was foggy and misty so we didn’t get the fine view that we might have had at the summit of Cadillac Mountain. Yes, it used to be owned by the French man that the Cadillac car is named from.

After our tour we had a lobster bake. I kinda expected it to be held outside under some kind of shelter, but we were led into the Bar Harbor club. We ate in a beautiful round dining room.  It reminded me of a crawfish boil, but fancy. The lobsters do look like giant crawfish. We were served boiled potatoes and corn on the cob, cole slaw, mussels and a blueberry tart. Maine is famous for blueberries, also—and maple syrup which we didn’t buy.  Anyway we were given instructions on cracking the lobster. I actually did it myself. They are soft shell this time of year, so that made it easier. Everything was so good, except the mussels. I didn’t like those very well.

After the meal we walked around the square filled with shops and tourist traps. I found a place mat. We have to be careful not to buy big stuff. We don’t have room in our suitcase. Oh, for you dog lovers, there was a store called Bark Harbor

At 5:00 we are going to take a free golf lesson on the ship. Interesting. Doug says they probably want to see us stuff, but we are able to say no.

Thunder Hole: