Camden Harbor from Biddle Mt.

Another beautiful day. We went back to Camden Harbor. While we were out on our sail we noticed a tower on top of one of the mountains. Found out it’s a state park and the mountain is Biddle Mt. Drove up there and took some pictures of the beautiful view. This area of the coast is so pretty. The harbor is beautiful and there are hundreds of islands. What a beautiful area to have a boat. Then we drove up to Lincolnville Beach and had lunch at a place on the water. This is a neat little town—not much of a beach. Met a couple there from Toronto. He works in Arctica and Antartica most of the year. Was having a problem with the heat—70s. Then we continued up the coast to Belfast and explored the old harbor. Another neat little town. There was a 72-foot schooner docked there. A beautiful boat. He and he wife live on the boat and charter it out. They own a home on one of the islands but rent it out and live on the boat. Hmmmmm….. might be fun to check that out. What a trip that would be. Back to our campground and walked down to the water. Sat there and watched the boats, waves and an osprey on the hunt.

This morning Mike was in the shower and I was working on the computer and I heard this huge crashing noise. Thought it might be the garbage truck. But it was the fifth wheel next to us. Apparently, they were all hooked up and they went across the street to the restroom to wash their hands (leaving the truck running) and it went into gear and rolled across the road, into the site across from them and hit a tree—hard. Smashed in the front of his truck but it was still drivable. Messed up the truck bed some also. So we told them we’d wait to leave just in case they needed a ride somewhere. They ended up driving to a Dodge dealer to see if it was okay to continue on their trip. They were two days into their trip—and on their honeymoon—with a brand new fifth wheel.

After we made sure they were okay, we left for Rockport—only about 45 miles north. Got hooked up and we headed into Camden to see what the Appledore schedule is. The Appledore is a schooner we’ve been on in Key West. They’re docked in Maine during the summer. As it turns out, we were able to get on the 3:00 cruise. It was a beautiful day—upper 70s and sunny. Once we got past the harbor though it got pretty chilly. I had shorts and a tee shirt on. But they have blankets on board or I would have frozen. The coast is incredible up here. Getting into the mountains and there were lots of islands we sailed by. Quite spectacular. The crew lives on board and it takes them about 10 days to sail it down to Key West. Must be a great trip.

Bush Compound in Kennebunkport

Made smoothies for breakfast this morning. Then we did the laundry. Pretty morning but supposed to rain. Finished the laundry and sat outside and read until it started sprinkling. We planned on a kick-back day today anyway, so it didn’t bother us when it started pouring and rained the rest of the day. Mike watched two races and the Cardinals game. I curled up with my book. Nice relaxing day. Tomorrow we leave for Rockport, ME, about 100 miles north of here.

Drove into Bath today. Parked in the old, historic downtown area and walked around and checked out some of the shops. Then went to the Maritime Museum. Bought the boat tour of the Kennebec River (which the museum is on) along with admission to the museum. The boat tour was leaving in half an hour so we bought a couple of sandwiches in the snack bar and boarded the boat for the tour. We went right by the Bath Iron Works on the boat tour. They’re currently building two destroyers (Aegis class). These things go as fast as 50 knots! Went down the river a way and checked out a couple of light houses. Went by Maury Pauvich and Connie Chung’s summer home on the river in Bath. He inherited it from his grandfather. Then went through the museum which was really interesting. All about boat building in the 1800s. There was a rope making shed as part of the ship building complex that was 4 football fields long—a long, narrow building. The guy whose job was to make the rope walked about 10 miles a day in this process. Wow. Headed back and picked up a few groceries on the way.. Another beautiful day

Ocean Point














Ocean Point























Pemaquid Point


Headed back to the Boothbay region this morning so we could see our favorite coastal areas at high tide. Went back to our three favorite off-the-beaten-path towns: (1) Newagen, (2) Ocean Point, and (3) East Boothbay. So pretty and not touristy. It was perfect weather-wise. Sunny and warm (well, warm for Maine anyway). Then we headed for the next peninsula—the Pemaquid area. This was even nicer and prettier than the Boothbay region. The largest town we passed through was Damariscotta which was so picturesque and very historic. The business district was only 3 blocks long. Then headed down the peninsula. This area is much more rural and hilly than the Boothbay region one peninsula over. The two peninsulas are separated by the Damariscotta River. Drove all the way down to the tip of the peninsula—Pemaquid point. There’s a lighthouse there, but it’s undergoing renovations so we couldn’t go in it. Had lunch there at a tiny little restaurant right next to the lighthose. Sat outside and ate. The shore here is beautiful and rugged. Waves hitting the rocks and spewing geysers into the air. After lunch we stopped at Fort William Henry which was built in 1692 in Pemaquid Harbor at the mouth of the Pemaquid River. Went back up the peninsula and down another little arm. The neatest town there was South Bristol which is a quaint little fishing village. After you cross the swing bridge you’re on an island. Doesn’t really seem like an island though. Some really nice homes—everything from little cottages to huge older homes to newer homes. All on the water. Left there and headed back home. Supposed to rain tonight. What a beautiful day today though.

The Cottage at Newagen

Started out this morning with warm clothing because Mike read in the paper that the high today was going to be 64. But it cleared off and was a spectacular day—very warm. Wished we had shorts on. But we had tee shirts on under our sweatshirts, so at least we weren’t roasting in the sun. Headed for Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor. Took a side trip to Ocean Point which was a beautiful little town with beautiful views of the Atlantic and all the little islands just off the coast. Several lighthouses off the coast also. Left there and continued on to Boothbay Harbor. This was a touristy, congested, but cute town—if you like crowds. We stopped at The Lobster Deck and shared a lobster roll and then continued on. Booth bay itself is full of lobster/crab traps. The poor lobsters don’t stand a chance. Drove through East Boothbay Village and kept continuing south until we were way at the very tip of the peninsula and the little town of Newagen. Newagen is more like it. Wonderful views of the shore from the “town dock”. And right next to the town dock is a couple of cute little cottages. One has a screened-in porch in front with a couple of rocking chairs and a table and four chairs for eating/playing cards or whatever. Then their dock went out onto a big deck with a couple of Adirondack chairs and a picnic table and some pots of flowers. Beautiful view of the shore and little islands just off shore. Sat there for a while in the sun and then headed back to our great campsite. On the way back we stopped at a quieter section of Boothbay Harbor and walked around a couple of the shops. Then back home and had sweet corn, hot dogs and salad for dinner. We want to head out tomorrow early so we can see the coast at high tide.