Buckle
Harbor - Anchorage
Mount
Desert will be our furthest point north and east this year. We will slowly move south
from here visiting little interesting places we missed on the way up. We moved about 15 miles today to
Buckle Island. There are literally hundreds of islands here to visit...choosing
where to go can be very difficult. Buckle Island was a great choice...it had a
wonderful view of the mountains on Mount Desert and we could watch the boats
moving through the Deer Island Thorofare that runs between Penobscot Bay and Mount
Desert. It was a beautiful Saturday so there were a lot of boats out today.
Once
we were anchored and had an early lunch we took the dinghy down to do a little
exploring. We rode through the little islands and then landed on Buckle Island
to do a little hiking and beach combing. I found another lobster float...in
fact I found five, but only one was worth keeping. Not that I'm sure about what
I'll do with them when I get home, but they’re fun to find. We also took the
dingy out to a lobster boat and bought a couple of lobsters for dinner...you
can't get fresher than that! We really need to find a grocery store, lobsters
are about the only fresh thing we have at the moment. We had to have canned
vegetables with dinner...we don't do that very often. We're also about out of butter;
we can't eat lobster without butter!
One last look at Northeast Harbor as we left Mount Desert this morning
Bear Island Lighthouse - Mount DesertOur view of Mount Desert from our anchorage
Exploring in Buckle Harbor
This is going to the fish (lobster) market in Maine...he had just gotten our lobsters out of the trap. So cool!
A little video of what we saw on our dinghy ride today.
The rocky coast of Maine looks much like the Georgian Bay. just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThough we have spent alot of time on the Maine coast we have yet to see it from the water.
It truly is beautiful here. We should rent a car and see the interior more...we'll save that for another time.
DeleteSuch beautiful scenery! Looks like it was a great decision to go up there cruising this summer. We hope to explore that area one day. Glad you've also been getting some better weather. Fresh lobster off the boat, WOW...it doesn't get any better than that! Safe boating.
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