Welcome to Acadia

Our first stop in Maine was in Wells- "The Friendliest Town in Maine". I will give them that they are friendly since oncoming traffic on the one major road in the town stopped so we could make a left hand turn but they sure weren't very accommodating to weary travelers that needed to pee. The town gas station did not have a restroom and neither did Dairy Queen. We ended up finding one in a grocery store that we could use as long as we bought something. I was going to buy a banana but they were all green.

We stopped in Ellsworth and bought all the food we would need for the week. The plan is to have continental type breakfasts each morning, to pack sandwiches for lunch, and to have a nice cooked meal for dinner. Part of the $150 that each student had to pay for the trip was used to cover the costs of food.

We finally arrive at Acadia. The apartment we are staying in is nice but a little dirty. The apartments are used by the park's seasonal employees so they are now empty. Everyone can have their own room but Layla decides to room with me. She says she isn't used to not having to share a room. I tell her it will be okay because I haven't shared a room in a very long time. It will be a new adventure for me to share a room with one of the students that live in my buildings. The shower in my bathroom is black with soap scum so I set Layla to scrubbing with some Tilex I find in the kitchen. I set to cleaning up the mouse droppings in the kitchen and worry about the symptoms of the Hunta Virus.

Tonight, we had pasta with a couple different sauces including Matt's specialty Creamy Alfredo for dinner. It never thickened so it was more like hot milk with flavor but he tried. I brought a box of pots and things to help us prepare the food. We don't have a microwave so in order to make the dessert for dinner tomorrow night Matt has to get a little creative with his butter melting skills.