Small world in action! We were anchored in Somes Harbor with approximately 8 other transient (traveling) boats. Of the 8 boats, four are from the Annapolis area...of those 4, 3 boats are carrying people who currently/previously teach/taught for Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Even stranger still, all four people spent at least some portion of his/her career at George Fox Middle School...wow!
Exploring this anchorage has been fantastic. It is the first time since entering Maine that we have felt warmth. There is enough land surrounding us to counteract the cold ocean water, so put those sweat shirts away and pretend it’s summer! This was a wonderful place to paddle board, kayak, and dare I say, swim???
Never mind...I was mistaken! 58 degrees is not warm enough to swim🥶
When I gave Kieth an underwater camera for Christmas I pictured us lazily floating in balmy waters carelessly watching the undersea life. To capture these shots, someone has to roll up the sweat shirt sleeves to reluctantly stick their hands into this water, but the periwinkles and crabs don’t seem to mind the temperature.
During our stay in Somes Harbor we took the Whaler out several times to explore the Sound. The first time we ended up in Southwest Harbor, and visited Beal’s Lobster Pier for dinner.
There is a 12 foot tidal range here and we happened to arrive at low tide...do you see the ladders???
How badly do we want that lobster dinner?
Just kidding, they have a modern floating pier on the left with a ramp for ‘easy’ access (the climb was still very steep)
On our second visit to Southwest Harbor we were on a mission to find a bolt. Keith was missing one bolt for a project and he was determined to find it before we left. We tied up at the town dock and
enjoyed a short walk along the water to Main Street where we had lunch, visited a wonderful market, and found ‘The Bolt’ at a very nice hardware store. On our way back to the Whaler we purchased several jars of home made jellies from a front yard stand that was unmanned, but had a can for you to deposit your money...adorable!
On Aug 4 we weighed anchor and headed for Swan’s Island. We didn’t see any swans, but we did see seals and lobsters!
While at anchor we were able to flag down a lobster boat working pots in the cove. As they drew near the captain yelled, “Do ya need lobst-ahhhh?”
Yes, 12 please...we spent the rest of the afternoon processing lobster meat. At $4.50 per pound we plan to fill the freezer with lobster tails.
Goodbye cute little seals, and thank you for not sleeping on our swim platform!
On August 7, after seven days with no internet, we decided to head for Rockland to check email, pay bills, and catch up on blog posts. During this leg of our journey we experienced the worst fog either of us had ever seen. The experience was very unnerving! We were very thankful for our numerous electronic devices, radar, and the automated fog horn, which freed us up to dedicate full concentration to the helm. Still all senses were on overtime, as we listened intently for any horns, whistles, or bells. To our shock, and dismay, there seemed to be very few boats who used any sounding device.
Several boat instantly appeared out of the fog with no forewarning.
Can you see the boat in front of us...what about the 8 million lobster pot floats??
The fact that you received the last two posts proves that we made it to Rockland safely, but we were both frayed by the end of that trip.
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