WHERE ARE THE LIVEABOARD CRUISERS IN MAINE

JULY 23, 2016

PORTLAND THE LARGEST CITY IN MAINE

 We left early from Portsmouth and went back out into the Gulf of Main. It was a beautiful day for the last part of our journey. By late afternoon we could see Portland and turned into the anchorage just across the river from the city.  Of course we chose to anchor right in the middle of all the action. We had ferries coming and going very close to It's Perfect, pleasure boats of every size, a few small sail boats and kayaks galore. As the sun set the traffic slowed and we called it a day.

Bright and early the next morning we were underway. It was about 20 miles to our anchorage in Broad Cove just off the town of Falmouth Foreside. The anchorage is beautiful, the shore is lined with trees and a few scattered homes. On the water there are a few permanent mooring balls owned by the locals.  It is so very quiet all you can hear is the lap of the water on the boat and the wind generator whirling . We have settled in, I'm not sure it could get better than this. 

To go ashore we must take the dinghy around the point to the City Dock and walk into Wild Wood Park, a small suburb of Falmouth Foreside. Just up the hill at the Village Market you can find fresh bread, home grown strawberries, eggs, milk and wine. They also have a deli and are suppose to make the best sandwiches around.

BROAD COVE

Broad Cove is exactly the kind of anchorage we like. We are the only boat anchored in the cove.  A local paddled by and said he had never seen anyone anchor here.  It seems that there are almost no transient boats here.  The days run one into the next, life is good aboard It's Perfect.

Around the corner is a marina with a large mooring field, we have seen few boats anchored anywhere. We stopped in to inquire about paying a service charge to park our dinghy, use the laundry and get water. The answer was not unless you are on a mooring ball. This is what we have found everywhere north of Norfolk, NJ. The north east marinas are friendly enough but there are very few liveaboard cruisers in the waters.

PART OF THE HANDYBOAT MOORING FIELD

IT'S PERFECT ON THE BALL

On wednesday we took It's Perfect around to Handy Boat Marina and picked up one of their many mooring balls. They have very nice facilities to use when you pay $30 a night to be on the ball. Patty Perkins Melander

is the daughter of a longtime neighbor in Mckinney and she lives here in Bowdoinhan, Maine. We arranged to have dinner with her, it will be great to catch up with the news. 

We called on Uber once again, it's time to go into town for a load of provisions. It was a short trip and then back to the boat to put it all away. Late on the second day on a mooring ball our company arrived.  Tomorrow we will sail into Casco Bay to spend a few days.