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Category Archives: Fog
Onwards (and back!) to Mount Desert Island
Every is very excited to head back at Mount Desert Island again. Our trip here two years ago was fantastic and we felt that in many ways we barely scratched the surface of all there is to see and do in this area. Deciding how and when to go to Read On..
Also posted in Lobster Pots, Maine, Mt. Desert Island, scary
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Cradle Cove, Islesboro
NEWSFLASH! Maine…has fog. Sometimes lots of it. Pictures of it are, for the lack of a better description, Not Very Interesting. Unless it is far off and doing cool things on the horizon, or rolling down upon you, which is does seem to do here. Really, there is fog coming. Read On..
Also posted in broken things, kayak, Maine, Portland Pudgy
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Boothbay to Rockland
Or “Seals and Puffins and Porpoises, Oh My!” Our last morning anchored in Linekin Bay was foggy, our first real Maine fog. We’d had it roll in a little earlier in the week, but never when we wanted to BE somewhere. Our plan was to catch up with some family Read On..
Also posted in porpoises, puffins, Seals
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Maine Bound
We’re in Maine, anchored there between Peaks Island and Little Diamond Island in a quiet spot. We’re close to Portland – about a 20 minute ferry ride, but without the bustle and noise of being in the city. There aren’t a lot of anchorages where you can take a dinghy Read On..
Also posted in Cape Cod Canal, Maine, Off Shore
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Trip Reports – Block Island and Block Island
Yeah, it sounds a little repetitive. But Block Island at this time of year is nice. It’s a little too cool for the beaches but there aren’t any crowds. All of the restaurants are pretty much open and there are few waits. The only crowds are associated with sail boat Read On..
Also posted in Block Island, Electronics
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Some Proof that We Are Progressing
So if the equanimity with which one approaches impending disaster is an indicator of your maturity and skill, perhaps we are progressed from the clueless newbies of so many years ago that were baffled by something as simple as a blown fuse or burned out pump. Last weekend we were Read On..
Also posted in broken things, Cuttyhunk, Newport
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