IT'S PERFECT WITH GUESTS ABOARD

AUGUST 15, 2016

WATERS OF CASCO BAY

Much has happened since returning to Broad Cove with my sister Judy.  We settled into the slow pace of life on the hook.  Sleeping late, breakfast, boat chores, nap time, happy hour and dinner made up most of our days.  We took Judy to the Town Dock for the short walk up the hill to the Town Landing Market.  We restocked with wine, milk and bread, in that order.  Judy tried out their famous Crab Rolls and I must say that it was some of the best crab I have ever tasted. 

As part of Judy's Bucket List she decided to take a dip in the 60 degree waters of Maine.  Well, she said it was very refreshing and not that cold.  Not convincing enough for us.  We prefer the warm waters of the Caribbean.

BURRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Before we knew it her visit with us came to an end and we took It's Perfect back to the mooring field at Handy Boat Marina.  She and Rod had left It's Perfect about 3:30 am in the dinghy to meet the taxi to the airport.  It was a very early morning flight.  Of course this was the night that we were covered with fog so thick you could see just a few feet in front of the dinghy.  Rod plotted the course from It's Perfect on the ball into the Handy Boat dock on his iPad and soon disappeared into the fog.  He followed his course slowly around boats on mooring balls and into the dock without incident. Judy was just in time for the arriving taxi.  Rod arrived back on It's Perfect just in time to go back to bed.  By the time we got up the fog was lifting.

The same morning we got off the mooring ball and anchored back in Broad Cove.  Our next company Rick and Leslie from Tyler, Texas arrived at the town dock for a 4 day visit.  We picked them up in the dinghy and were soon settled in below decks on It's Perfect.  Rick and Leslie are not new to life on It's Perfect.  They visited us in Cartagena, Colombia and Portobello, Panama. 

SUNSET IN BROAD COVE

We took them to Maquoit Bay for a couple of nights on the hook.  The view was beautiful, the weather cool and the days were slow.  Rick was behind the wheel on our way back to Broad Cove, dodging the lobster pots all the way.  The next morning we took the dinghy to the Town Dock and made use of their rent car for a trip into Portland.


It was only about 20 minuets by car to the Waterfront of Portland, Maine.  The city is much warmer than it is out on the water aboard It's Perfect.  After walking some of the city streets we spent some time people watching from a local tavern on the docks of the waterfront.  The town of Portland was much as I imagined.  There were wonderful historic buildings along busy streets and sidewalks full of pedestrians.  Not many traffic lights and very little parking.  This was our first look at life in the city in Maine.

ON THE WATERFRONT

WAITING ON LOBSTER

TOWN LANDING MARKET

FRESH LOBSTER Yummmmmmm!

Back at the Town Landing Market Rick bought lobster for dinner and we were off to It's Perfect.  Our Lobster dinner was exceptional and so was the wine.  Sunday was their last day aboard before returning home to Tyler.  After dinner we watched as the seals gathered.  They herded fish together from below until they were boiling out of the water.  Then we saw seals racing just under the mass of fish chasing their prey.  Sometimes they would jump completely out of the water to catch their perfect fish.  There were more seals hunting their dinner around the boat than we had ever seen at one time.  Might not sound exciting but we watched their every move amazed until the sun began to set.  That night there were about 12 seals gathered on Anderson Rock sleeping off their dinner.

Early Monday morning we said goodbye to the last of our company for now.  They were off to Baltimore for their flight back to Tyler.  Now we are turning our thoughts to our trip south.  Time to refuel, fill the water tanks, do laundry and pick up a few groceries.  When we get a 3 to 4 day weather window we will be off.