Friday 7/26 (Day 13) - A wet introduction to Acadia
     Woke up at 5:15 this morning in attempt to nab one of the non-reservable campsites at Seawall Campground in Acadia National Park. It was about 45 minutes to Desert Island, and then another 30 to get to the campground. I woke up to rain that only seemed to strength as I drove closer to the ocean. By the time I got to the campground, I decided screw camping for the night, but at least wanted to get the low down of how hard these are to get. I chatted with the ranger for a while, and figured I would just get a motel for the night.

I think this is where they make the sea breeze shampoo

     Swung by the"Common Good" cafe just down the road for some coffee and to research the cheapest motels. This place was great. It was all free-will donations that help fuel a soup kitchen in the winter for the lesser fortunate of the island. I quickly found that a lot of the motels were already booked, and many were more expensive than I wanted. The steady rain continued, so I pushed off finding a room and headed for the carriage paths thinking I might as well run and get that out of the way.
     The carriage paths are amazing. Great surface of crushed rock, steady grades (though lots of hills!), and awesome views. I made it my goal to run every stretch of the 45 mile circuit before leaving.
     Soaked after the run (and it was still raining), I dried off as best I could and headed to Bar Harbor for some soup and finding a motel for the night. Found "Robbin's Motel" for $68 after tax. Considering I was looking at over $100 for a lot of other places, I thought this place was a steal.
     Cooked dinner with the camping stuff to save cash and did an evening walk out to "Bar Island" during low tide. It had finally stopped raining by 8:00, after probably 1.5 in of rain. A thick fog hung over the island. Very surreal. A cool end to a soppy day.