Portland, ME
After shaking the morning dew from the tent, Mike and I headed into Bar Harbor for breakfast one last time before striking off to the last part of the park that we wanted to explore. After looking at the maps of the hiking trails, Mike G zeroed in on taking on St. Sauveur Mountain since it offered the best opportunity for a good loop trail. 
The first part of the trail was one of the old carriage roads built a long time ago, though it soon headed up the stone mountain. Though it wasn't nearly as steep as the other two trails yesterday, it still had a pretty steady ascent as the trail continued. After making the it to the top, we kept on north along the ridge line to enjoy some sweeping views of Somes Sound. On the way back to Fernald Point, we jumped trail and sunbathed a while on the sunny, rocky shore of Valley Cove and skipped a few stones and boulders; "that was the biggest splash ever!". We hit Bass Harbor lighthouse before heading out for a few last glances at one of Maine's icons. 
On the way through Bass Harbor, on a whim we decided to stop at a BBQ joint that was itself built like a lighthouse. We had a few local brews and chatted with the bartender for a while before it was realized that she and Mike had attended the same school and lived in the same area for a while, back in California. Small world eh?
Instead of taking the interstate back to Portland, we came back via back roads so to enjoy a more scenic route, and were glad we did so so to check out the countryside. A few highlights included the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Waldo-Hancock Bridge near Bucksport, ME. We also stopped by a beautiful, empty inn called the Captain AV Nickels Inn. It looked like it hadn't been used in a while, but the design was really pretty and looked like it would have been a great place in which to stay or live.We got back into Portland after dark and had a last lobster roll and stopped for a few drinks on one of the dockside outside bars. To save money and extend time in Maine as much as possible, we had a very early flight booked, so we got to the airport that evening after dropping off the car and want to find a place to sleep. After a little searching, I found a nice administrative conference room, but apparently someone saw us go into the area and security rooted us out within about 10 minutes. If it wasn't for that, the conference room would have been an absolutely perfect, quiet, and dark place to sleep. We eventually had to crash on the second level above the food court area where at least the constant announcements were somewhat muffled but still cold and annoying. If I ever hear one more reference at being at security level 'orange' and keep my bags with me at all times I'm going to do something regrettable.
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