Jake, the dorm manager, and I both had the day off. We headed into town to catch the 8:45 Baker Island cruise. A park ranger led the boat trip out to an island which is almost all Acadia National Park land. The island has a long history as an authentic Maine fishing outpost. Our guide is the great, great, great, great, great nephew of one of the original settlers. He did an excellent job at making 19th century island life come alive while also interpreting the natural features of the island.
The cruise lasted around 5 hours. Once we arrived back in Bar Harbor, Jake and I parted ways. I borrowed Luke's car and went for a drive down to Bass Harbor. My plan was to go up the lighthouse tower there because it was open for the public. In case you didn't know, today is National Lighthouse Day. The drive is around 1/2 hour to make it to that side of Mount Desert Island. I made it down at 2:45 which I thought would give me plenty of time tour the light before it closed at 3:00.
I made a tactical error, though, by not considering the size of the parking lot and the popularity of the site. I ended up getting stuck in a long line of cars to even get a place to park. I had almost made it to the front of the line when I saw the coast guard dude making his way toward the car. He had that look of I have to deliver bad news to angry drivers and I'm scared what their reaction will be on his face. I could recognize it because that's how I looked most of July and August during parking lot duty. I didn't give him any trouble and simply turned around.
During the evening I caught up with Chelsea and Katie, two good friends from college. In a few days will be the four-year anniversary of the inaugural camping trip for the Brandon, Chelsea, Katie, and Adam friend group. After that experience, we formed a solid team for the rest of freshman and sophomore years. Now we are all in very different places in life, but it's still fun to reconnect with old friends. In case you were wondering, Chelsea and Katie are each doing fine.
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