Acadia: Day 1

Wild blue berries are outstanding!
Bea and I collected blubes on our hike to the top of Mansell Mountain and the Great Notch of Acadia National Park. There were tons of the wild blue berries everywhere, but unfortunately for us, most of them were not ripe enough to eat. The photo above only shows a portion of what we collected, most of what was picked went directly from hand to mouth.

Some people out there might tell you (mothers especially) that eating fresh unwashed wild fruit is dangerous and is apt to give you a "busy bottom", but we did not heed any such warning and so far we are alright - those folks probably just want them blubes for themselves...

Also, a word to the wise, if you ever find yourself in Acadia for the 4th of July and somebody tells you it's a good idea to drive up to the top of Cadillac Mountain to watch the fireworks in Bar Harbor - don't do it, the fireworks look minuscule and there's a mob of people.