Summer 2006 Cruise - Maine

Trader wasn't home long before we headed out again on June 29, this time going north and east traveling with our friends Larry and Cathy  on their Erickson 34 Moondance.

Moondance

We visited Northeast Harbor and Cranberry Island at Mount Desert Island.









At Northeast we hiked to the Jordan Pond House for their famous popovers and also hiked around Jordan Pond. Cranberry was a new stop for us and we enjoyed hiking to the lighthouse at the far end of the island.

Jordan Pond - Acadia National Park

Cranberry Island Memorial

Memorial with Mount Desert in the background

Another good stop was Isle of Haut where we hiked several trails, and Frenchboro, Long Island where we toured the museum and hiked to the beach. Frenchboro and Isle of Haut are neat little fishing communities which can give the visitor a wonderful taste of Maine island living.

On the way back to Portland, we visited Jean's cousin Paul  and his wife Mimi in Round Pond.

We arrived back in Portland a day early on Saturday so we could drive to the Great Loop Cruisers Rendevous in Ontario. That story begins the events leading up to the purchase of Sun Cat in September.