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July 20, 2017
Day 7 – Camden to Pulpit Harbor

Day 7 – Camden to Pulpit Harbor

Click to view the full chart Our alarms went off in quick succession, We rowed into shore to meet my mom and sister for breakfast at Boynton McKay. During breakfast I felt like my unruly sailboat hair was betraying my funemployment, all the strangers were showered and dressed nicely. We grabbed snacks at the grocery …

July 21, 2017
Day 8 – Pulpit Harbor to Marshall Island

Day 8 – Pulpit Harbor to Marshall Island

Click to view the full chart When we woke up two of the schooners were gone. Today we were sailing to Marshall Island. The air was already warm from the sun, and the water felt refreshing to the touch, so we went for a swim. No need for the bosun’s chair We passed the namesake …

July 22, 2017
Day 9 – Marshall Island to Somes Sound

Day 9 – Marshall Island to Somes Sound

We left Sand Cove as a lobster boat carrying high school girls anchored between us and shore. It was a reminder that it was Saturday, and we’d see more boats out today. We sailed off the anchor, making way toward Mount Desert Island. On a run, we spotted yet more eagles, and made good progress …

July 23, 2017
Day 10 – Somes Sound to Prospect Harbor

Day 10 – Somes Sound to Prospect Harbor

Click to view the full chart We woke up and ate breakfast in Somes, the quiet broken only by the occasional sound of a porpoise’s nearby exhale or an Osprey’s cry. One harbor porpoise swam close by right at the surface, the shiny black back meeting a light gray underbelly. We sailed off the anchor again, …

July 24, 2017
Day 11 – Prospect Harbor to Jonesport

Day 11 – Prospect Harbor to Jonesport

Click to view full chart We woke and quickly pulled our anchor to get moving. Today we were sailing from Prospect Harbor to Jonesport, some 30 miles. The wind was light and in the wrong direction, coming out of the Northeast, so we set off motoring. A shorter boat could confidently fit under the bridge …

July 25, 2017
Day 12 – Jonesport

Day 12 – Jonesport

Click to view the full chart I slept in while Andrew rowed into shore with Caly to talk to the folks at the shipyard. When he came back we started the day’s errands, leaving The Dingy on the town dock. We went to the two marine hardware stores in town and grabbed the Coast Guard …

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