Belfast
City Landing Mooring
When
I woke up this morning and looked outside I could see the fog literally rolling
across our anchorage. It was very interesting. In a matter of a few moments we
were engulfed in a blanket of white, but as quickly as it came in, it began to
disappear. It wasn't long before we were left with a beautiful day.
Our
main business today was taking care of necessities. Our first stop was at the
city dock in Castine for water and a pump out. The city offers this as a free
service to boaters. Our plan was to spend a few days exploring Camden, but
there is a regatta there this weekend, so we could only get a mooring for one
night and that isn't until Wednesday. So we decided to go into Belfast for the
day...what a nice little town. Everything a boater would need, the only issue
here, like everywhere else in Maine...everything is UP hill. Way uphill. Going
up these hills on a bike is very hard, but so much fun coming down!
Our
other big necessity we took care of today was buying groceries. We were
completely out of fresh fruit, vegetables and meat. This was the first large
grocery store we've seen since we were in Warwick over a month ago. The little things
we take for granted when we live on land become luxuries when you live on a
boat.
Belfast
is a hidden gem, not as touristy as other towns in the area. The downtown area is
made up of Victorian Gothic and Greek Revival buildings built in the 1870s, which
are now full of shops, galleries and restaurants. We saw artists in several
places painting different scenes of the town. It was a beautiful day for
strolling along the streets and sitting in the waterfront park visiting with
other people.
Here comes the fog
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