Misty Start to our Vacation in Maine

Our family reunion / vacation in Maine's Mount Desert Island started out wet and misty. The mist and fog rolled in an out as it pleased, and the sun might be shining on one side of the island, but completely enveloped in fog on the other side.

We rented a large "compound" on the West side of the island - about a 30 minute drive from the touristy Bar Harbor. As we drove down the dirt road that would lead us to the house and cabins for the first time, our daughter made the statement "This is the beginning scene of a horror movie! We're heading into a dense forest in the mist and fog!" At one point, the road was flanked by water on both sides - this small land bridge became known as the "Woman in Black" bridge.

Case in point - at times we couldn't make out the trees along the shoreline at the house because it was so foggy:


Looking down the dock. When it's clear, you can see several islands out in the water. No so when we arrived.


On Sunday morning, the mist created an ethereal atmosphere on the dock, looking back at one of the property's cabins.

This is the cabin Scott and I stayed in - called "Mum's Cabin"


Wildflowers beneath the pines.

The compound boasts a large Main House that sleeps up to 6 people and four cabins that accommodate 10 more people. One of the cabins was called the Bunk House - with a set of bunk beds and two twins - that's where the older boys slept. My sister from the UK, her husband and their young children stayed in another close cabin to the main house. The final cabin, dubbed the Work Cabin, was situated the furthest from the Main House, almost to the end of the islet.

Inside the house, plentiful memorabilia from the owners served as puzzle pieces and small peeks into their lives. You couldn't help but wonder - who are these people? What is their story?




We soon learned the compound's owner had been a foreign correspondent for the NY Times dating back to the 1930's and his father served as a foreign policy adviser to FDR.


Just fascinating stuff to take in as we hoped for the fog and mist to rise.