Time to head for home. Another fantastic Maine vacation complete, as always too soon. Read more ...

Rich and Zhanna spend their last full day in Maine exploring Otter Point and Otter Creek! Read more ...

Rich and Zhanna buy more goat cheese than they can handle at the farmers’ market, and then spend the afternoon eating and searching for survey marks on the western side of the island. Read more ...

Rich and Zhanna enjoy an easy walk, find a particularly significant survey marker, and pig out at Havana in Bar Harbor! Read more ...

After Dad leaves for home, Rich and Zhanna explore a new trail and enjoy another excellent dinner in Southwest Harbor! Read more ...

Rich, Zhanna and Dad travel south to Baker Island! Read more ...

Rich, Dad and Zhanna persevere and eventually make their way up McFarland Mountain! To celebrate, Dad later has his first Guinness Stout! Read more ...

Today Rich, Dad and Zhanna hike on official trails, and Dad has his first Rosalie’s pizza in two years. Read more ...

Thanks to a tip from a local, Rich and Zhanna find the easiest way up to the Bowl, just before Dad arrives in town! Read more ...

Rich and Zhanna explore an intricate abandoned driveway and look for Brunnow’s “lost trail.” Read more ...