August 28, 2017 Brunch – Jennie’s Maine Breakfast. Lunch – Jordan Pond Restaurant. Dinner – 26 oysters and 3 coconut macaroons

August 28, 2017 Brunch – Jennie’s Maine Breakfast.  Lunch – Jordan Pond Restaurant. Dinner –  26 oysters and 3 coconut macaroons

We woke up and at 9:28 we ode the shuttle downtown.  We walked toward the bike shops make a reservation at Jennie’s Maine Breakfast and then went to Acadia Bike to sign our rental agreement.

We then returned to Jennie’s and ate breakfast.  They did not have the corned beef hash we wanted so we ordered a simple breakfast of two eggs, a slice of sausage patty, and oatmeal toast and tomato slices while Suzette got cottage fries.

We then picked up our bikes and shuttled from the Village Green to the Eagle Lake stop in Acadia National Park and then biked along carriage roads about ten miles around Eagle Lake and Jordan Pond to the the Jordan Pond Restaurant.  Riding the hills of Acadia on a strange bike was more difficult than I had imagined if would be.  Hope it is easier tomorrow.

                                                  Eagle Lake

                              The head of a snapping turtle sticking out of water at Eagle Lake

We waited about twenty-five minutes for an outside table.  We were seated at a table near Jordan Pond around 2:30.  When we looked at the menu everything cost more than $10.00, even tea and a popover.  We decided to order Scallops coated with crushed pumpkin and sautéed and  garnished with a squirt of  a blueberry beurre Blanc.  There were five scallops surrounding a pile of red quinoa with a steamed leaf of kale topped with a sprinkle of leek coleslaw.
The coated scallops were delicious rich, creamy beautifully complemented perfectly by the blueberry beurre Blanc .  The freshness of the quinoa and kale was refreshing.  We ordered glasses of Sauvignon blanc from the Loire Valley in France.

Sitting in the first row of tables nearest the lake was lovely.  We enjoyed the unobstructed view.  After lunch we took the bus back to the Village Green and got a new bike because mine had a flat tire near Jordan Pond Restaurant.

                                               Jordon Pond from our table at the restaurant
                               

                                          Jordon Pond from our table at the restaurant

When we returned to Bar Harbor we rode to the Peekytoe Provisions store at 244 Main St. where we bought an oyster shucking knife and 26 oysters, 10 Glidden Point, 8 MTI’s and 8 of another kind.  The oysters were $2.00 except for the Glidden Point oysters, which were $2.25 each.  They were all cocktail sized with good conformation.  The store was kind to pack the oysters in ice and give us a container of cocktail sauce and a container of mignonette sauce.  We rode back to the Village Green and took a shuttle bus back to our motel.

We got a towel to shuck them on and opened a bottle of Muscadet we brought in Arundel.  Muscadet is the perfect wine for oysters.  We enjoyed the mignonette sauce with its puréed shallot and especially enjoyed the cocktail sauce flavored with smoke roasted tomatoes and chipotle chili.

I shucked the oysters and we drank Muscadet and ate oysters for our dinner.

We saved about $20.00 on the oysters by buying the and shucking them and were able to drink a bottle of the perfect oyster wine in the bargain.

We watched the Antique Roadshow, and then went to bed.

Bon Appetit