Time has sped by with lots of complications. The first being that at midnight on Thursday-- actually Friday, I woke up realizing that I had started a UTI. I immediately took the pyridium but had a very restless and unhappy few hours waiting for it to kick in. Felt very jiggy and nervous and as if I weren't sleeping even though I knew I did sleep a bit. Our plan had been to take advantage of a glorious day and go up to Mount Desert Island. Instead we got quite blue and frustrated. I called the doc and got an appointment for 10:30 and then getting a call from the Fitzies saying that they would come very very late, we decided to continue with our original plan. We left Belfast at about 11:30 and had an unenventful drive up to Acadia. We planned to do Pemetic from the Bubble Pond parking lot but it was full so we went on to Jordan Pond. We took the Jordan Cliff Trail up to the summit of Penobscot and returned via the Penobscot Trail and I must say that it was one of the most perfect hikes I have ever done. The trail is exciting and challenging but never tedious-- the terrain is very reminiscent of Bald Face without the long hauls in and out that you get with Bald Face. We were above tree line for ages with beautiful views of the ocean, Jordan Pond, Cadillac Mountain and other nearby mountains and the whole thing with lots of leisurely viewing took less than four hours. My only regret was that we thought we had forgotten the camera-- as it turns out it was in the car the whole time. I feel I need to do the hike again, however, because we didn't get pictures. The Fitzies did come very late-- it was 10:30 by the time we finished eating and I just dropped into bed and slept fabulously as I usually do after a bad night. On Saturday Liz and I did the Waldo County General Hospital Garden Walk-- enjoyable but some of the gardens quite ho hum. I guess I am getting jaded with all of the lovely gardens that I see, including my own! It is always fun walking around other people's houses and yards, however. In the evening we went to a come one and all birthday party hosted by a UU. They live on Kaler Road and, with some trepidation, took Rick and Liz along with us to meet their someday neighbors. We all had a very good time, came home and I dropped like a log again. I wake up so early these days with the sun-- have a hard time staying awake at night. Manage to read about three paragraphs before my eyes start to close. Liz brought me a "memory foam" pillow that Rick gave her as a gift but she didn't like it. I adore it, except that it makes me long for a whole memory foam mattress. Sue Baker has one that she doesn't like and wants to get rid of but it is king size and John is adamant that we don't have room for it. Considering that I don't usually sleep in the master bedroom I guess that makes sense! This morning we were sitting around contemplating possible bad weather and our exercise options when the electricity failed. Turns out that a young woman from out of state fell asleep just where Birchcrest intersects with Route 1. She hit the phone pole and completely wrecked her car. The car looked unsurvivable but we were told that the driver got herself out and was sitting by the side of the road when help arrived. I took some pictures. Liz and I rode up to Kaler Road via a circuitous route: Route 1 to Perkins, Lower Congress, Congress, Miller, Route 52, Edgewood, Route 3, Crocker, Marsh, Route 7, Doak Road, a road I don't know, Head of the Tide Road and on to Kaler. I love all the possible twists and turns. Liz stayed there and I rode home alone. 36.6 kilometers in total. A good ride and I felt fine upon finishing. Am not really worried about riding 30 miles next weekend in Rockland. There will be lots of other people to motivate me, new terrain, rest stops, and all the time in the world to do the ride. David Cylkowski came in the afternoon, having retrieved his daughter from summer camp in Harrison, Maine. Left after dinner as he had to get back to Massachusetts for a commitment in the morning.