This morning dawned crisp and clear, and we were underway by 0600, delighted to be able to cruise back through Eggemoggin Reach, to be able to see the beautiful scenery we'd missed.
That does not mean it was easy to leave our gorgeous location, and our friends' mooring, but, we hope to return!
We cruised past Castine, and headed back up Eggemoggin Reach. The western end of it was beautiful!
About the time we were even with Wooden Boat, we could see the impending fog bank, and thus ended our views and our photos for the next few hours.
The fog reduced visibility to a few hundred feet, making dodging all the lobster floats all the more difficult.
I called Northeast Harbormaster when I was just outside of Bear Island, asking about conditions in the harbor, and was told there wasn't any fog. Since I was less than a half a mile awau, I was wondering if the folks ever left the office.
As I entered Northeast, I couldn't see either bank of the narrow channel. Then, poof! The fog was gone, and it was like entering Shangrala!
I asked to be allowed to come to the service dock to take on water, and was told it was full. But, they placed me on a floating dock for a night that had water on the dock! It is pretty cool, to be tied up to a 40' floating dock, attached to an anchor, but not the shore, in the harbor, with a water spigot on it.
We took the launch into Northeast, and caught the shuttle bus into Bar Harbor. We took the dogs with us this time, and Mocha enjoyed her first trip on a bus, and her first trip in and out of shops. Mercy, the semi-retired service dog, showed her the ropes, including showing her how to relax on the bus.
We met a lot of cruisers on our return bus trip, and came back to see another Nordic Tug tied on a neighboring floating dock. George and Cynthia came by to say "hello" and we visited for awhile.
Tonight it is raining, and I hope that front may clear some fog.
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