Day 3 – Adventure Ashore, Les des SaintesWe awoke in a breezy anchorage, nestled between the islands Terre-de-Haut and Îlet à Cabrit in the Les des Saintes island grouping in southwest Guadeloupe. The breeze was already picking up, but it was beautiful and sunny, soon reaching temperatures near 80° by noontime. As boats left harbor, we snagged a mooring in the Bourg des Saintes anchorage closer to...
Our last day in Acadia was brief. We spent the morning doing some easy walks through the park before hitting the road just after lunch.
For anyone in the northeast contemplating a trip to Acadia, all I can say is go! I know Rhode Islanders hate driving more than 20 minutes away, but compared to the vast expanses of the west where people drive hours just go to to the grocery store, consider...
After experiencing some of the iconic locations for Acadia on Friday, we decided to do a longer hike on Saturday. We chose another iron rung trail since we loved Beehive so much, and combined a couple of ridge hikes to make for a 4 mile total. A lot of the trails in Acadia can be done as short day hikes, but the quantity of trails allows for combined hikes and loops if you want something longer....
While J Class continued in Newport, I had an adventure awaiting in Maine. With three free nights to use at a KOA near Acadia National Park, my friend Christina and I made our first visit to the only National Park in the northeast. We didn't do much planning so we didn't have too many expectations. A little research on the REI National Parks App, AllTrails.com, and a couple of blogs gave us a few...
It rained a lot over night. Probably more than 1". When we checked the weather report, the winds had peaked at 50mph gusts, and we were so glad we didn't drown in our tent overnight. We were in the hotel in Fortuna, just outside Eureka, and while the forecast was for more rain and wind, there were breaks in the storm as it moved in bands up the coast. We took the opportunity to drive about half an...
