Good by Northeast harbor. We had a great time visiting this place. Kinvara left Friday on a beautiful sunny day with no fog in sight!!! We motor-sailed most of the way since we were running into W/SW winds all day. After passing West through Casco Passage again we headed for Merchant Row and then the Fox Island Thoroughfare. Turning SW towards Tenant's the wind was on our nose
. Winds were 17-22K all day and we were really cold. The fleeces and wind proof jackets came out while Pretzel buried herself into her carrier with 2 blankets!!! We saw seals and porpoises throughout the day which made it more exciting. After 9.5 hours of travelling around lobster pots we pulled into Tenant's Harbor and picked up a Cod End mooring. Then ashore for Pretzel and food for us at Cod End. We bought 2 bowls of fish chowder to bring back and have tomorrow. It was a long day....always sad to be returning from a trip but we are taking advantage of the good weather. hope the temperatures are a little warmer on the water tomorrow.
. Winds were 17-22K all day and we were really cold. The fleeces and wind proof jackets came out while Pretzel buried herself into her carrier with 2 blankets!!! We saw seals and porpoises throughout the day which made it more exciting. After 9.5 hours of travelling around lobster pots we pulled into Tenant's Harbor and picked up a Cod End mooring. Then ashore for Pretzel and food for us at Cod End. We bought 2 bowls of fish chowder to bring back and have tomorrow. It was a long day....always sad to be returning from a trip but we are taking advantage of the good weather. hope the temperatures are a little warmer on the water tomorrow.We decided to stay in Tenant's Harbor a second day to give Pretzel 
a chance to rest! (Ha..and ourselves too) It is beautiful, sunny, and hot. This is the warmest day we have had so far in our 3 weeks in Maine!
a chance to rest! (Ha..and ourselves too) It is beautiful, sunny, and hot. This is the warmest day we have had so far in our 3 weeks in Maine!We walked to the market to give Pretzel some exercise then over to the Lyman-Morse Boat building facility. There were 3 mock ups of custom boats being built in Thomaston, Maine. OMG imagine 3 boats from 40-48' long built entirely out of plywood. Every detail down to bunks, lockers, hatches, galley appliances, etc. are made. We not only walked on the decks but could go below and visualize how it would look. On the way back Pretzel met a cute little dog who jumped onto our dingy from the dock. Turns out the dog belongs to Jamie Wyeth, painter, who lives on the restored lighthouse island at the entrance to Tenant's Harbor. He drove up really dark antique Mercedes (50's or 60's) with a painting, jumped in his launch and headed for his private island. His motor boat, Dreadnaught, was docked alongside. It is all black with beautifully varnished wood. Jamie Wyeth is the son of Andrew Wyeth, painter of the famous "Christina's World". Apparently he is involved with an institute to conserve decommissioned lighthouses. Another of those "One Morning in Maine" moments!!
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