September 20, 2013 Day 121 Casco Bay
Mooring Ball at Dolphin MarinaHarpswell, Maine
We had a full morning on the mooring ball in
Bath, Maine waiting for the current and tide to be favorable, so Bill changed
the engine oil and Joyce did some interior cleaning. We waited until 2pm to leave, and along with Outbound went down the Kennebec River.
It is a scenic river with many trees along the shore and a few islands popping
up in the middle of the river.
An hour and twenty minutes later we entered
the Atlantic Ocean and headed southwest.
We were so happy to have another beautiful sunny, calm day to travel. We
know we don’t always have these, so when we do, we are grateful.
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| The Kennebec River |
Lisa and Ron continued on to another destination
20 miles farther away, and we saw them eventually disappear on the horizon. We
entered Casco Bay and went to Dolphin Marina and Restaurant, located on Basin
Point in Harpswell, Maine. It is surrounded by small islands and is one of the
most beautiful places we have been. We
had already arranged to have a mooring ball, and as we read in Active Captain,
one of the staff (a “Launch Operator”) came out by skiff to meet us and
actually handed us the mooring line!
Doesn’t get any easier than that!
Since it was already 5:30 and since we had read
rave reviews about their restaurant, we decide to eat there. It was one of the best seafood dinners we
have ever had (they are known for their fish chowder, and rightly so.) Their pan seared scallops were also fabulous. The restaurant is on a slight hill above the marina,
and has the most incredible panoramic view of the little islands that buffer
the bay from the ocean. When we were
walking back to the dinghy we saw a huge orange moon rising – it really was a perfect
evening.
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| These homes are at the entrance to the Kennebec River and overlook the ocean - what a view! |
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| Check out these kayakers on this island extending into the ocean! |
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| A true island home! |
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| A beautiful moon tonight! |
Tomorrow we have a very short trip to South
Freeport where we will probably stay two nights. We will go, as do many people,
to LL Bean. Stay tuned!!
We will take more pictures here before we leave
and include them in tomorrow’s post.
