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Aug. 3 – Rockland, ME

Broad Cove – AnchorageAnother rainy start to our day, but it certainly didn’t keep the boaters from moving around. You could tell it was Saturday…the harbor was very busy, even on shore people were buzzing around everywhere. No one seems to care wh…

Aug. 2 – Camden, ME

Camden Yacht Club MooringWell today the fog turned into rain. The harbor was very quiet this morning. Everyone seemed to be getting a later start because of the weather. By 10:00 crews on the classic sailboats, with rain gear on, were rush…

Aug. 1 – Camden, ME

Camden Yacht Club MooringThis morning our view in Camden Harbor was a little different…we woke to fog. The beautiful green mountain had vanished and the windjammers were just shadows in the distance. Even with the thick fog boats were moving around. …

July 31 – Camden, ME

Camden Yacht Club MooringThis was the type of cruising day we’d like to have every day…blue skies, great temperature, light winds and most of all very laid back. We were only traveling 16 miles today so we enjoyed a beautiful morning in the harbor of…

July 30 – Belfast, ME

Belfast City Landing MooringWhen I woke up this morning and looked outside I could see the fog literally rolling across our anchorage. It was very interesting. In a matter if a few moments we were engulfed in blanket of white, but as quiet…

July 29 – Castine, ME

Smith Cove – AnchorageCastine, Maine is one of the oldest communities in North America. It has been occupied continuously since the early 1600s as the site of numerous trading posts, forts, missions, and permanent settlements of France, Holland, Englan…

July 28 – Castine, ME

Smith Cove – AnchorageToday was the first day we were delayed by fog…not too bad considering Maine’s reputation for fog. We weren’t going far so we waited until mid morning to leave, unfortunately the fog turned into a cloudy misty day. Making it a l…

July 27 – Buckle Island, ME

Buckle Harbor – AnchorageMount Desert will be our furthest point north this year. We will slowly move south from here visiting little interesting places. We moved about 15 miles today to Buckle Island. There are literally hundreds of islands here to vi…

July 26 – Northeast Harbor, ME

Mount Desert IslandNortheast Harbor MooringToday’s weather called for rain all day and the forecast was correct. We woke to rain this morning and watched it rain all day. We decided to move to a mooring in the harbor rather than pay for the expensive s…

July 25 – Northeast Harbor, ME

Mount Desert IslandNortheast Harbor MarinaToday we decided to hike a real trail. The carriage roads are great, definitely easy and the views are nice, but the wonderful views come from smaller trails the wind you up the side of the mountains. We chose …