Acadia National Park was high on my list of destinations and it didn't disappoint! We ventured into Acadia on consecutive days since it was both close-by and there was more we wanted to see. Much of the Maine coast is rocky and beautiful and the kids could have climbed rocks for days! We spent the most time at Thunder Hole which has a unique rock formation where the rising tide crashes into a narrow cove and creates thunderous echoes. We weren't there at the optimum times for the "thunder" sounds, but the kids had LOTS of rock climbing routes to explore. The ocean is always enchanting with its rhythmic waves advancing and retreating, but there's just something special as the ocean meets the rocky coast creating brilliant collisions between water and rock. We had clearer weather for our second visit and the views from Cadillac Mountain (the highest point on the coastal East Coast) were spectacular. We could see Bar Island completely surrounded by water....not unusual for an island...but we had just walked out to Bar Island during low tide when there is an exposed sand bar to walk to the island! By the time we got up to Cadillac Mountain, the bar was under water!
As we've done many times, we brought along our BBQ grill so we could make dinner whenever we got hungry without leaving the park (or wherever we were). Nothing like a quick dinner at a reasonable price to extend our visit time in a unique place rather than cutting our visit short to return to the trailer or find a restaurant!