There were two and half days we carved out to explore Acadia National Park and Portland. They were long days, but very fun. We woke up extremely early to head out to Acadia National Park (~2 hours from my parents house). I read that parking can be hard to find so it was suggested to get there before 8 am or after 5 pm. Another tip was to buy your entrance passes and print them out before arriving at the park; both you have to display on your dash board. I am glad we left when we did because parking was filling up fast, but we found a spot and went straight to hiking Jordan's Pond Trail, ~3.2 miles long. The hike was pretty moderate there were some narrow pathways and rocky areas, but we did the hike in about 1.5 hours, but if you go when it fills up or hiking with kids it will probably take twice as long. We went to the visit center and gift shop, then drove up to Cadillac Mountain and hiked around the top. It is the first place to view the sunrise in the United Stated during a certain period of the year. We spent half the day in Acadia and then went to Bar Harbor and had a late lunch at a brewery and walked the town a bit.
Then we made our way into Portland (~3 hours away), but made a brief pit stop first in Freeport to visit and shop at the LL Bean Flagship, the town was beautiful and the shopping amazing. I would recommended going to the outlet first and then the main shops. Then we finally made it to Portland in the evening. Our hotel was downtown and we had a quick drink at Hunt and Alpine and lobster rolls at High Roller Lobster. So the first day was a very full day and we were exhausted. The second day we took it at a slower pace and tried The Holy Donut, Amos and I are not donut people, but these were very good. Then the main purpose for visiting was to brewery hop. My husband has become somewhat of a beer connoisseur, you can view his instagram and the beer tasting's his has done. The breweries we went to were:- Allagash Brewing
- Foundation Brew
- Battery Steele Brewing
- Austin Street Brewing
- Definitive Brewing
- Oxbow Brewing Company
Majority were all next to each other, but Oxbow; which was located in downtown Portland. We ended the day going to a light house, something Maine is known for, The Lighthouse at Two Lights. The next morning we headed back to my parents house. So we covered a lot of ground and saw a lot in a short period of time. Next year I hope to explore and hike more of Acadia. It is so massive you need a few days to see it all, plus Bar Harbor is right there and a cute town to eat and drink in. Until next time Maine.
Day 1 - Acadia National ParkJordan Pond Trail
Day 1 - Acadia National ParkCadillac Mountain
Day 1 - Bar HarborLunch and Exploring
Day 1 - FreeportLL Bean Flagship Shopping and Exploring
Day 1 - PortlandHotel, Eating, and Drinking
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| View from our hotel room |
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| Drinks at Hunt and Alpine |
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| Dinner at High Roller Lobster Co. |
Day 2 - PortlandBreweries, Eating, and Drinking
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| The Holy Donut |
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| My please lets eat face after drinking beer all day |
Day 2 - PortlandThe Lighthouse at Two Lights
So excited to explore and go back. See the first post about Maine here.
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