Miles To Go...

I have said many times that one of the best things about Windjamming is meeting people from all walks of life. It is one of the things that keeps life interesting. Once in a while you meet a person who classifies as a "character", someone who thinks outside the box from time to time, walks at a different pace.

My friend Roger is one of those people who classifies. Roger is raising money for a scholarship fund at University of Vermont by running to UVM. The idea of running from Bethel, Maine to Burlington, Vermont -- a distance of 140 miles sounds -- daunting to me. Throw in the fact that Rodger is 72 makes the payback run truly unique.

Please check out www.paybackrun.com!

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Whales, Meteors, and Lobsters!

We had a good end to the Swans Island cruise. We were sailing offshore between Great Spoon Island and Little Spoon Island, near Isle Au Haut, when we were treated to the sight of five or six Minke Whales. It was totally unexpected. Then the next night we had a lobster bake on Wreck Island, and the lobsters were mighty yummy!

Following the Swans Island cruise, we had a 3-day sail featuring the Perseid meteor shower. What a sight! The cruise was good, the days were beautiful, and folks had a good time. Angelique took the opportunity to pack a lot into the three days. We sailed to Buck’s Harbor, then to Pond Island off Cape Rosier where we had our lobster bake, and we ended up in Gilkey Harbor to round it out. The meteor showers were fantastic; if you got up when the moon set about 2 a.m., it was even better.

Now Angelique goes out on another 3-night getaway, a Full-Moon cruise -- there’s nothing like the full moon on Penobscot Bay. It’s lovely! No annoying light pollution, no noise or TV or anything but a loon’s cry ... it’s the best way to see the full moon!

Swans Island Music Cruise

Angelique is at the Swans Island Music Festival. We went Wednesday night to the festival; passengers walked up to see the first of three nights of musical acts. There’s a different collection of musicians each night! It was a lot of fun. We anchored about 3:30; three windjammers were there already. It is fun to experience this eclectic of music on a Maine island!

The Swans Island trip is also an impromptu knitting cruise put together by some favorite passengers, Meg and Kathy. There are about 15 knitters aboard! Meg and Kathy are there to help them out. Nothing like knitting to the beat!

Whale Watch Part 2!

Angelique’s cruise offshore was really good! There was a beautiful sky, and we had calm seas; couldn’t ask for a better day. We made our trip out to Mt. Desert Rock to look for whales and marine life, as well as seabirds. Mt. Desert Rock is now the marine mammal research station for the College of the Atlantic.

We spotted 4 or 5 well-behaved Finback whales, an awesome sight! We also saw a couple schools of white-sided dolphins, a half-dozen mola-mola’s (ocean sunfish), a few grey seals, and a Minke whale, and to top it off, we saw some shearwaters. For a while, we didn’t know which way to look because there was so much action; what a great day!

We had a fantastic sail back to Bass Harbor from “The Rock”, and lobsters on the beach really rounded out the week. This week we head out to Swans Island for the music festival! The fun never stops on Angelique!





Mola-Mola





Mt. Desert Rock ... a lonely place





Angelique anchored off Wreck Island

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