Catherine and I took a vacation to Bar Harbor, Maine, from Saturday to Tuesday. Had a great time. We were just outside Acadia National Park, so we did several hikes and saw lots of pretty views. I would post pictures, but we just got back last night and I need to get them off our camera.
We took the Nintendo DS for the car ride, and Catherine really enjoyed New Super Mario Bros. She played a lot and passed where I was in the game. I’m glad she likes it because this will enable me to buy more games in the future. 
Bar Harbor has a very active brewing scene, with 3 breweries on that tiny little island. I won’t bore you with details, but we did get to see Bar Harbor Brewing Company, a small brewery run by a couple out their basement. It was essentially an overgrown homebrewing operation. Their beers were great, and the husband and wife actually were the ones running the tour, so you could ask them any question about it. We brought back a tremendous amount of beer, and we hope to get through it before it becomes no longer fresh. I have a tendency to buy beer at a faster rate than we can drink it. I think I’m turning into a beer hoarder. 
On Sunday, we did a hike during the day and got back to the bed and breakfast around 5 pm. We went for a run on some of the carriage roads around Acadia, and not more than minute or two into it, Catherine leaned over to stretch her back and couldn’t straighten up. Yes, she threw her back out. She hobbled back to the car and we headed back. I picked up a heating pad and she popped some ibuprofen. For the first night she had a heck of a time moving around, getting into and out of bed, etc. It’s still bothering her now but is slowly getting better. Between her back and my bum knee, I’d say we are aging quickly.
But regardless of the bad backs, bum knees, and excessive beer buying, we had a great time on our trip. I’d love to go back.
