Warren Island to Tenants Harbor

Thursday, 13 August, 2015

This morning dawned clear, with every trace of rain and fog gone!  We turned east as we exited the mooring field, and followed Gilkey Harbor around.  

We saw the most in-water seal activity that we'd seen as harbor seals bobbed and fished all around us.  We also saw several porpoises in the area.

We took a westerly course across West Penobscot Bay, and cruised through the mooring field at Camden, a pretty little town with more boats than we've seen in a long time.  It was a little sad, almost like culture shock from being back in crowded boating areas!

We continued south along the coast, which got me wondering how many lighthouses there are in Maine!  

We eased around the breakwater at Rockland, Maine, and into the harbor.  The harbor at Rockland in huge; lots of moorings, as well as other areas to anchor.  We fueled up at Journey's End marina, who has slips on either side of the USCG docks.  The fuel docks are on the south side.  We laid to for several minutes until the Nordic Tug CALYPSO, who was at the dock, backed up a little, giving us room to come in off their bow.  The Rockland Boats and Homes show is this week-end, and a lot of work was going on with folks getting ready.  As we eased out of Rockland, there were four yachts on their way in.  

We went through Fishermans Passage and Muscle Ridge Channel and then turned west to Tenants Harbor.  We did a drive-by of the town in the back of the cove, and as we came out a young man in a small boat zipped up to us to see if he could help us.  We asked him about moorings, and he lead us to one from the yacht club, which they rent out for $30/night.  

Tenants Harbor has a lot of sailboats and a smaller number of working lobster boats.  They are all tucked on moorings deep inside the cove.  The transient moorings are more to the outside, unless you've made a reservation well in advance.

Maine is going to be a hard place to leave!

Will someone please identify this smallish bird?  About the size of a Guillimot.

Thanks to Laurie's Mom!  This baby is a juvenille Black Guillimot.  Hmmm.  Which may be the reason he's the size of a Guillimot.... and looks kinda like Sibley's picture, too!  Thanks to the birders who enrich my life!