DAY #19 - S.W. HARBOR TO OPEECHEE

AUGUST 4TH, 2008



Time to get a move on it. We fueled up, and topped off our ice and water, and headed out around Bass Harbor Lighthouse to Opeechee (actually a group of three islands between Blue Hill Bay and East Penobscot Bay. This provides wonderful sunsets and great views.





Tomorrow we head for Canada (Nova Scotia). Unfortunately, you can only import one small bottle of alcohol per person on board. So we had to stash our stash (three months worth of wine and some assorted other alcohol). So as the pirates of the past did, we found a deserted island and concealed our treasure.



We finished the day sorting Canadian paper charts and reading cruising guides.



While in Canada we may not have internet or cell phone service but you can always check our location via the SPOT link listed under "Links".

14.6 NM

DAY #18 - S.W. HARBOR, MAINE

AUGUST 3RD, 2008

Fog, heavy rain, and thunder storms kept us in S.W. Harbor for another day. The positive side of it was that or course we had to do Beal's again. As the sun set the sky cleared over the hills to the west.

DAY #17 - N.E. HARBOR TO SOUTHWEST HARBOR

AUGUST 2ND, 2008





Feeling refreshed we headed over to S.W. Harbor. We wished to rendezvous with our long time friends, Tom & Jane Surles. They have also sailed up from the Chesapeake and are cruising the Maine waters on their catamaran "Aurochs". Also, Beal's Lobster dock is a mandatory stop for anyone cruising the Maine coast. No better place has been found by this crew.





Of course we had to show off the turks head anklets that Tom had applied to ankles during the Catalina 22 National Cruise on the Chesapeake during the summer of 1999.





32. NM

DAY #16 - CARVER COVE TO N.E. HARBOR

AUGUST 1ST, 2008

Another foggy day. We headed for N.E. Harbor where one can enjoy hot showers for a change. We got the last space in the harbor which happened to be the floating "water dock". We took advantage of the convenience and refilled all our water tanks with top quality water.

Today we picked up a new piece of technology called a SPOT unit. Using satelites it can track an individual just about anywhere on earth and let people know that you are OK. It can request assistance from your basecamp team and also alert official rescue services. We have added the link to our SPOT web site to the left (under "Links").

30.1 NM

DAY # 15 - TENANTS HARBOR, MAINE TO CARVER COVE

JULY 31, 2008



As often happens the day started out clear but eventually turned into a foggy, rainy day with occasional thunder storms. We headed east and finally turned into Carver Cove on the south side of the Fox Island Thorofare in Vinalhaven when the thunder storms developed.



Along the way we passed two other Cape Dory 28 (?) "Andrionas" & "Peregrine".

21 NM

DAY #14 - HARBOR & HALL TO TENANTS HARBOR

JULY 30TH, 2008

We started the day by eating fresh caught mackerel for breakfast. Then we headed over to Tenants Harbor.



In Tenants we saw fellow CD36 called "Nutmeg" and a newer Robinhood 36 "Solmar". After visiting with the owners of "Solmar" we paddled over to the town landing so that we could get our shopping for provisions done before we went to the Cod End lobster dock for our first clam and lobster dinners of the season.



We are also inserting a photo of the chart of the area in which we are sailing for those unfamiliar with it.



13.2 NM

DAY #13 - SEGUIN TO HARBOR & HALL ISLANDS

JULY 29, 2008



Today we headed to Harbor & Hall Islands. This is a mandatory stop so that we could gather mussels.



We passed Cockholds Light in the fog and then rounded Pemaquid Point with its lighthouse.



As we neared Harbor & Hall we were still early in the day so we tried some fishing. We caught one mackerel after another and had to force ourselves to stop fishing. After anchoring we waited for low tide and then gathered mussels. Once again we had to force ourselves to stop.





As the sun set we enjoyed wine chilled in the sea and steamed mussels. Yum.



22 NM

DAY #12 - ISLES OF SHAOLS TO SEGUIN ISLAND & LIGHTHOUSE

JULY 28, 2008



As usual (for this rapid trip north) we set out early. Actually we did not know our destination at first but soon we figured that we could make it to Seguin Island with several hours of light remaining. It was a sunny day with light winds so we motored the majority of the time so that we could achieve our goal. Windjammers still anchor off the mouth of the Kennebec River near Seguin while waiting for a favorable tide to go up river or else to allow folks to visit Seguin Island.





Seguin Lighthouse is several miles off the Maine coast and is one of the oldest ones in the U.S.. It is now fully automated and is maintained by a nonprofit organization. During the summer months a caretaker and his family live there and give tours of the tower and museum. Caretakers are required to maintain a garden just as the light keepers of the past did.





59.7 NM