The search

For the past several days, I've been vacation rental hunting and tonight I’m burned out on it.  Trying to find the perfect place for my husband is a monumental task and tonight when he said he’d be happy just camping, I almost agreed.

Almost being the key word.

I really don’t want to camp during my week’s vacation, thank you.

It’s not that I don’t enjoy camping – I just don’t want to work that hard. I want a nice bed and a hot shower and comfortable furnishings. I want to be able to turn on a burner to boil a kettle for tea and not have to start a fire. We’re looking in Maine again because you all know how much we love it there. But this time, my husband wants to stay on MDI (Mount Desert Island) somewhere close to the national park. He wants to be able to get on his bike and just travel a short distance and be able to ride the carriage roads in the park.

This is his single goal.

My goal is to not camp.

I’m having a very difficult time trying to find the place that fits the bill. And frankly, camping might be the only way to do it. Oh, I’ve found places all right – to the tune of thousands of dollars a week. Meanwhile, for inspiration, I’ve gone through some of my photos of last year’s two Maine vacations. Here are a few I’m sharing with you today.

Along Bar Island Road, outside of Milbridge.

That’s when we stayed {here} on Bar Island.

Foggy morning on Jordan Pond – Acadia National Park

Winter Harbor

Schoodic Peninsula – Acadia National Park

Beachcroft Trail on Champlain Mountain – Acadia National Park

I ripped my pants coming down this mountain. It was difficult at the summit.

That's when we stayed {here} at this beautiful place.

Along Route 1 somewhere

Doesn’t this look like it could have been taken years ago?

Panoramic view of Sand Beach – Acadia National Park

Taken along the Great Head Trail.

Hello, lover.

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Until tomorrow, my friends . . . wish me luck with the hunting ~