The two nights we had in Bar Harbor we spent at Canterbury Cottage, a small, sweet, four room B&B on a quiet street populated by three more B&B's (if it ain't broke...) I'd be lying if I said I didn't choose the place, and our room, for the wallpaper. I mean, it got really great reviews on Tripadvisor too, but holy hell that wallpaper...
There are definitely advantages to visiting a town like Bar Harbor just before the season starts: lodging costs significantly less, restaurants range from peaceful to deserted, and there are few crowds to contend with. The downside is that many of the places we hoped to visit, in particular a couple of renowned lobster pounds and the antique stores in nearby Bernard, weren't open for at least another week yet. We did have enormously delicious wild blueberry pancakes at Café This Way, where the walls next to our table were lined with beautiful old books. I was sad that I had missed my chance to snap the requisite buoy shot, not having the guts to make Alex pull over when we passed the Maine-ly Maine Gift Shop, until we spied this fence-ful next door to an antique shop along Route 1 on our way out of town. Buuuuuoy oh buoy (had to.)
