2014-09-08 Windjammer ride, then a sunset cruise for the supermoon!

It was our 3rd day off (first time ever!) and as the season was winding down, we were trying to take advantage of the "free" tours which we were unable to use during peak season. So today we headed down for standby on the whale watch. Unfortunately, they were full. Disappointed that we tried several times and were never able to get on the whale watch. Today, we were able to board boats we had been on before and enjoy a couple of tours. It was a nice calm day and great for a boat ride.

First, we took a short afternoon cruise on the Margaret Todd Windjammer - this trip, an Acadia park ranger was on board who kept us informed and entertained.





It was cold out on the water



Champlain, Huguenot, Dorr, and Cadillac left to right

Bald eagle flying overhead

After the windjammer, we were able to catch the Sunset Nature Cruise - this was special because it was the night of the Supermoon. Cruised along the Acadia coast (seacliffs, precipice, sand beach, thunder hole, otter point - all very quiet), then out to Egg Rock Lighthouse with all the harbor seals, and then a quiet cruise back enjoying a fabulous sunset and the rising moon. Breath-taking.


Gary all decked out in Bar Harbor gear



Love this boat name, very sweet



Margaret Todd Windjammer also gearing up for a sunset tour



Heading beyond the breakwater



Along the cliff walls, there's an eagle commonly perched here



And there she is!



Sand Beach



Thunder Hole very quiet today



Even Otter Point is very quiet - no climbers!



Harbor Seals on Egg Rock



That yawning little guy kept almost rolling over into the water



Egg Rock Lighthouse



Cruising through the porcupine islands



Windjammer in the distance, with Acadia peaks as a backdrop



Sunset across Frenchman Bay



Supermoon Rising







A very pretty sky




Returning to the dock



The sunset colors reflecting on the water



Last look at the supermoon

 When we left the dock, it was low tide and the bar (land bridge) to Bar Island was exposed, and when we returned, the bar was almost completely submerged, but there was a vehicle driving over it - looked like it was driving on the water!




Landbridge / bar is clearly exposed in the background



Landbridge looks submerged - but note that little dot just beyond the dock in the distance - that's a car driving over the bar



A beautiful sunset on the Bar Harbor waterfront



Downtown Bar Harbor - can you see the moose?