And entry a day late

I tried to post this yesterday, but the wireless connection wasn't strong enough to load the pictures, so I'm trying again today.

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Our day was started today with a whale watching cruise. We sailed out from Bar Harbor at about 9:00 in the morning. We had a nice cruise out about 25 miles out to sea. Along the way we saw puffins, seals and a couple of lighthouses. It was a nice, leisurely cruise. But one thing is for sure - it may be nice on land, but when you get out to sea and get moving at up to 30 miles per hour? It gets pretty stinking cold. I had on a t-shirt, a zip-up hoodie and by the time we got going, I was wearing a coat that I bought here too, and I was still cold. And the wind! Oh man, my eyes almost couldn't take it. I was beginning to wonder if it was worth it, and then suddenly it was.

The whale that we saw was a finback. He (or she) surfaced plenty of times, so we got some pretty good looks at him (or her). My pictures didn't come out great - a small digital camera isn't quite up to this kind of situation. It didn't matter, though. The experience is one I'll always remember.

Thsi afternoon we hung out for a while, and then we went to play some mini golf. I had made a bad choice and had a piece of chocolate cake for dessert at lunchtime, and it was a little too moussy and milky for me - my lactose problems acted up. I felt pretty crappy. But we left to go back to the shore where we went yesterday. And I'm so glad we did.

By the time we got there, I was feeling much better, but even if I hadn't, I think that I would have once we were there. High tide was at just about 8:00 tonight, and we got there a little after 7:00 to watch the show. Nature puts on one heck of a display, too, let me tell you. The surf came crashing in to the rocks on the shore (the rocks that Jamie loves my pictures of oh so much), smelling of salt and fish, and splashing anyone who ventured too close to the tide line as it moved. As we were there, the sun was setting and the light was amazing. It was the most calming, relaxing place we could have been at that moment. And it is officially my new favorite location on earth.

Tomorrow our trip is over, and I have to say I am a little sad. I will be happy to see the critters again, and to see Sarah and Jamie and give them their souvenirs (I'm not telling you what I bought - ha), but I will miss being able to drive just 20 minutes or so to get to that beach.

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Okay, the pictures won't load on my home network either (I got home an hour and a half ago or so), so I'll just post this and load the pictures up later.