Hello to All
We are back in South Portland after a rather soggy trip downeast. I can’t remember a summer when there has been so little sun and so much rain!
In any event, we had a fair trip. From McGlatherty, we sailed up to Northeast Harbor on Mt Desert Island. Northeast is one of our favorites because there is a lot to do there and the (free) bus service will take you all over the island. We went to the farmer’s market and bought some steaks and then did a little shopping in NE Harbor and took the bus over to Bar Harbor to play tourist with the tourists for an afternoon. We also took the bus over to Southwest Harbor to visit the West Marine store there, only to discover that there was now a West Marine at NE as well! We had a very wet walk in the rain in SW Harbor but did find the part I wanted. Unfortunately it didn’t solve the problem so its going back eventually.
We then went up Somes Sound. For those not familiar with Maine, Somes Sound is a natural fiord with mountains around it and very deep water. Its absolutely gorgeous (when there is no fog so you can see it). We picked up our favorite mooring off Man-O-War brook and spent two days there, largely doing boat projects, working on organizing some of my loop pictures and playing cards.
The following day we motored up Eggemoggin reach to Buck’s Harbor. The wind was very light but it visibility was good and we enjoyed a trip through another lovely part of Penobscot Bay. The next morning we went to the farmer’s market in South Brooksville, and then set out on a nice sail all the way down to Rockland. It turned out to be one of the best sailing days of the trip. The following two days were spent in Rockland, walking around town and dodging raindrops. From there we went to Tenants Harbor and then had a very wet trip to Boothbay the following day. Our reward for that soggy trip was a nice dinner ashore with Greg and Barbara Franklin on Gonecruzin who were doing the Downeast loop.The next day was spent in Boothbay playning tourist and then we went to Sebasco resort where we spent an afternoon enjoying the pool and the sunshine. We’d planned on a walk the next morning but the weather was threatening again so we headed back to Portland and just beat the bad weather as the rain started as we rode the launch in.
The pictures in this update are from our anchorage in Somes Sound showing Man-O-War brook and the mountains surrounding the cove we were in, Valley Cove. Also included is a picture of Buck’s Harbor.
Enjoy,
Steve & Jean
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