Today we spent the day in Bar Harbor. Neither Martin or I have ever been to Maine and it is beautiful. This area is very much like the San Juan Islands and Bar Harbor is on an island as well. The town is home to about 4,000, but swells in the summer as people come to their summer homes to escape the heat of the eastern seaboard metropolis'. It was home to the wealthy until 1947 when a fire burned down 64 of the wealthiest and largest homes on the island. We took a walking tour of the city that was rich with gossip and stories of the wealthy folk that live in the area. When you see me, remind me and I will tell you the story about Martha Stewart! Our guide swears it is true. We saw an Episcopal Church where Louis Comfort Tiffany attended church. One of our pictures today is a window in the church; there are about 7 surviving Tiffany windows still there. We ate at a wonderful funky little restaurant right on the waterfront. I had a lobster sandwich, very good. The harbor here wasn't deep enough for the cruise ship to dock so we tendered in on small skiffs that were on the ship. A picture is enclosed as well as a picture of us on the wharf, a picture of the Margaret Todd a beautiful 4 masted sailing ship, and a picture of the place we ate lunch. We sat for a couple of hours and just watched the sailboats on the bay. We also met a lovely couple from Glasglow with whom we shared travel stories. Tomorrow on to historic Boston.
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