Uber? We don't need no stinkin' Uber.

Yesterday Chuck went out in the late morning to ride the Carriage Roads by himself. I had a trip to Wal-Mart planned for when he returned. We had decided we'd go check out the town of Bar Harbor in the afternoon. You'll recall we drove through it the other day and it was super crowded, so we decided to take the free shuttle. Well, I got back, put the groceries away, and Zack was pushing us out the door to make the 3:05 shuttle pickup. The shuttle ride took 50 minutes! We decided that was too long, so Chuck spent part of the ride downloading the Uber app and setting it up. When we got there, the boys said they didn't mind the long ride and would rather take the shuttle back. Okay.

We did a little shopping and then remembered the Bar Island Path that a ranger had told us about on Monday.  There is a sandbar from town over to an island, but it's only a sandbar for a few hours a day, during low tide. We walked over to it and there were hordes of people there.

We weren't sure what time the tides were, but when we got across, there was an Acadia sign with tide times for the month, as well as a phone number for a water taxi in case you got stranded. Luckily we were there around low tide so we had plenty of time. There is an easy, one mile hike to the highest point on the island with a nice view from the top. And so many people, it was impossible for this short person to get a picture without getting someone in it.

We found a restaurant and had a nice, though incredibly slow dinner. After dinner we did a little more shopping (found a sports store with bike stuff and finally got a pair of padded shorts since I forgot to pack any) and then went and sat in a nice park for a few minutes. 

We headed back to the Village Green to catch a shuttle. There was one sitting there waiting. After talking to someone there offering help, we determined it was the one we needed and got on. Chuck checked the Uber app and found there were no cars available. The shuttle ride back only took about 40 minutes, and we made it back in time for a nice sunset.