Kittery to Stonington, ME
6.23-6.27
We slipped the mooring in Kittery after a pleasant
evening. The skies were clear and we
were able to sail into Portland Harbor.
We opted to take a slip at DeMillos, where we could spend a lay day to
get some laundry done, enjoy a great lunch at the marina restaurant (best spinach salad I've had in a long time!) and wait for our friend and lobster fisherman, Kevin Oliver to show up from
Little Deer Isle. We had invited him to come
along with us for the last few days of our trip.
Thacher Island - off of Cape Ann, MA
Cape Ann Light House
Isle of Shoals off the ME/NH border
Entering Kittery harbor
Red Sky at night......
One of three forts that defended Portland Harbor
More duck families...
The Old Port, Portland
Fresh rock crab claws courtesy of Kevin
The next morning we were off the dock at 8:00 after the rain stopped, but the sky remained overcast. We spent the night in Robinhood Cove, a very serene and protected anchorage. We toured the harbor and had steaks aboard. During the night it poured (which we expected the next day), and we ended up having clearer skies than we thought we'd have during the day. Overcast and drizzle is way better than pouring rain! At 3:00 we had grabbed a mooring ball in Rockland, showered up and had to turn on the generator to heat the boat for a while.
Paddleboarder in Robinhood Cove
The harbor watchkeeper... no room on that rock for anyone else!
We explored the harbor and discovered a sailing ship from a different era.
Cruisers (large and small) on the New England coast
On a mooring in Rockland Harbor for the night
Friday, we awoke to a flat calm sea and two miles out of Rockland, hoisted the sails. We sailed past North Haven and into Penobscot Bay toward the home shore ledges of Fort Island and the Burnt Cove church steeple. Burnt Cove is where our mooring and summer cottage are. Kevin keeps his lobster boat there. For the three of us to sail home together was quite an exciting moment.
Leaving Rockland
The lighthouse known as the "spark plug" at the eastern end of Fox Island Thoroughfare
We sailed into Burnt Cove, secured the mooring and headed into the cottage, our final destination.
We arrived in time to see the lupine in bloom!
Secure on our mooring as of Friday at noon, we set out to begin opening the cottage for the summer. Mowing, weeding, cleaning, vacuuming, water hooked up, dock out….. getting the cars going and then getting together with good friends for an island picnic on Sunday!
We’re so glad to be back and I fear this summer will fly by faster than we want. So – we will enjoy each and every moment.
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