Day 5 – Basse Terre & Chutes du Carbet Waterfall"Basse Terre" is a comical misnomer for Gaudeloupe's main island. It translates to "low land" but it refers to the tallest half of Guadeloupe where you can find rainforest, mountains, and an active volcano. We had another land-based adventure day, taking a taxi van into the rainforest for a short walk to the Chutes du Carbetwaterfalls. We didn't...
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...
