Today we took the dinghy out the cut between Lakeman Island and Bar Island, and circumnavigated Lakeman Island. There are sheep on these islands! Rogue Island even has blankets and items sold from the wool of these sheep.
We picked up the anchor, which took a little while, not because of the mud on the anchor, but, the seaweed wrapped around the chain. I gave up on rinsing it off, content to let it wash off when we did our planned anchorage off Great Beach.
We anchored in sand off the gorgeous sandy beach in the southwest corner of the cove, to be out of the gentle swell coming in from the southwest.
The dogs and I took the skiff to the beach, and had a nice, long romp. Though the island is privately owned, folks are allowed to land on the beach, with signs posted to not go inland. The beach is the nicest sand I've seen in a long time!
We returned to the boat wet, sandy, and happy!
There were several lobster boats that started rafting up together nearby, and we decided to ease away before the party had too much to drink
We transited through the Thorofare, between Rogue Island and Great Spruce Island, and explored up in Bunker Cove while the tide was high.
Then we cruised northward, and around Squire Point, and into Shorey Cove, where we anchored for the night.
This small cluster of islands show some of the best that Maine has to offer, with diversity on every hand. Great Beach and Shorey Cove both have beaches, but the sand on Great Beach is spectacular. Shorey Cove has a "I don't want to walk barefoot on" beach, with shells and gravel.
We saw a couple of harbor seals in each of the coves, as well as alongside the island. And some cool birds...
There are magnificent granite outcroppings at various places around the island. Much of the islands are covered in spruce. There is a working farm and the original Gardner Houses, dating back to the 1800's. As we entered Shorey Cove, I caught a wiff of blueberry muffins on the wind, coming across the cove.
In the early evening a sailboat came across the cove from the homestead docks, and wanted to make sure we knew about a weather warning that was in effect for thunderstorms, high winds, and hail. During our conversation, I borrowed a couple of ten year old girls from their sailboat, to tour our "yacht." (I told their mom later that I was delighted the girls thought of our trawler as a yacht!)
They invited us to the island in the morning, and we won't miss that opportunity! And yes, that is the family that was baking blueberry muffins earlier in the day!
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