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Coastal Maine Botanical Garden’s Mooring

“This is the real secret of life – to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.” – Alan W. Watts

Today we went back down the Sheepscot River to an anchorage called Sawyer Island. We picked up the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens mooring located near the Barter Island Bridge. This bridge is one of only two manually operated swing bridges left in Maine. Our purpose in stopping here was to visit the Botanical Gardens and to eat at the Trevett Country Store.
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Wiscasset Town Mooring

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” —Martin Luther King Jr.

Lobster buoys everywhere…even on top of other buoys.

Today we moved up the Sheepscot River to Wiscasset. It was once the busiest seaport north of Boston. It was a major center for shipbuilding, fishing and lumber. Today it markets itself as the prettiest village in Maine. Most of the town looks as it did in the 1800s and it’s full of antique stores, historic builds, boutiques and a few famous lobster shacks.
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Five Island Yacht Club Mooring

“Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly, leave the rest to God” –Ronald Reagan

The Basin where we spent Sunday relaxing and exploring is a little piece of heaven. We had a peaceful morning…no one or boats to disturb us. After enjoying breakfast and coffee on the flybridge we slowly made our way up the coast about 20 miles to Five Islands…a little cove on Georgetown Island. Lots of activity here, on land and in the water.
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The Basin – Anchorage

“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” ―Roald Dahl

Our morning started out over cast and foggy but we could soon tell the sun was trying to burn through the fog. There are hundreds of little coves in this part of Marine and we are in no particular hurry to be anywhere, so we’ve decided to just take a little time this week and check a few out.

Our new spot for the day is called The Basin. Our guide book describes it as “It’s a yachtsman’s dream of the ultimate safe harbor…a small lake surrounded by rocky points and dark green trees, with barely a sign of human habitation, the water is still and completely protected from every direction. The Basin offers the warmest saltwater on the Maine coast for swimming.” Sounds like a perfect place to spend a day…or maybe two.
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Water Cove

“It isn’t what you did in the past that will affect the present. It’s what you do in the present that will redeem the past and thereby change the future.” – Paulo Coelho

Our weather turned from sunny and beautiful yesterday to cold and gray today. We’re in a nice protected cove so we decide to stay put and enjoy a slow day on the boat. Our breakfast at the Salt Cod Café was so good yesterday, we decide to repeat it today. It was a bit chillier sitting outside this morning, but we still enjoyed the breakfast and the view, plus we had a chance to visit with a nice woman who lives near by…she gave us a lot of advise on good places to visit.
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Water Cove

“Island living means having a front row seat to nature’s performance.” —A. Merhing

We started our day with breakfast at the Salt Cod Cafe. Our friends told us they have wonderful baked goods and they were right. The scone and the coffee were incredible. After enjoy our breakfast with a view of Harpswell Sound, we dinghied back to the boat to get ready to explore the rest of the island.
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Water Cove

“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”  —Andre Gide

We made it…we’re finally back in Maine. We’ve seen a lot of the east coast this year. We were in the Keys in January and now we’ll spend a month or so exploring Maine. If you’d like to see where we’ve been, check out our Travel Log or map.
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Gloucester Town Mooring

“Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses.” — Alphonse Karr

We took the bus from Gloucester to Rockport today. Cape Ann has a great bus system that makes getting around Essex County very easy. Rockport is a charming little town located at the northern-most tip of Cape Ann peninsula, 37 miles from Boston. The area was settled in 1690, but Rockport wasn’t incorporated as a separate town until 1840 and quickly became the leading supplier of granite. 
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Town Moorings

“The ocean is a central image. It is the symbolism of a great journey.” —Enya

We’re back onboard after a great week visiting with family in Pennsylvania. We started our day early, very early. We pulled away from the dock at 6:00 and stopped at to the fuel dock in New Bedford to take on 160 gallons of diesel. That job takes a little time, but we were heading out of the harbor and into Buzzards Bay by 7:00. We had the current giving us an extra push, which made the long 90 miles a little easier.
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“Let no man imagine that he has no influence. Whoever he may be, and wherever he may be placed, the man who thinks becomes a light and a power.” – Henry George

As we cruise we enjoy spotting lighthouses…we don’t go out of our way to go by them, but I do like getting a picture of the ones we get close to. I also enjoy reading about their history and the interesting stories that some of them have. We’ve spotted 30 new lighthouses so far this year…we head to Maine next week and I hope to add more to our list.
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