It's a beautiful Monday morning here in Winter Harbor, Maine. Although today is supposed to be our day off, at least this week, Susie went in early to prep and bake the morning pastries. I can see it's going to difficult to tear her away from those ovens if and when we do get a "serious" day off. But hey that's what we came here for, right?
A few more notes about Winter Harbor. Directly across from Gerrish's is the "Winter Harbor 5 & 10." A good place to stop and pick up a newspaper, charcoal for your grill, light bulbs, a cooler, you name it and I bet Peter has it. And it's a great place to get information, directions and advice on what's happening around town.
The Island Explorer bus system is up and running -- it's long been a favorite on Mt. Desert Island and now there is one on this side of Frenchman's Bay as well. If you take the ferry over from Bar Harbor the bus will pick you up at the wharf and take you in to Winter Harbor for lunch or to stroll the art galleries and then out to Schoodic Point where you can spend the afternoon hiking the trails or just strolling along the ocean. Then grab the bus back to the ferry. Or just leave your car downtown and take the bus. Anyway it runs all day long from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is absolutely and utterly free.
Speaking of the ferry it leaves Winter Harbor at 9, 11, 1, 3 and 5, and leaves Bar Harbor at 10, 12, 2, 4 and 6. The cost is $29.50 per person (RT), $6.00 per bicycle.
Tomorrow I'll talk about the arts here in Winter Harbor. There are several art galleries right in town as well as Hammond Hall where you can often find some pretty good music in the summer. But more of that later.
Wish you were here,
Steve
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