Monday July 3rd
Up before 5 am. It is a sunny day and the waters are calm.
We slipped the lines at 515 am and headed for Rockland Maine. The winds were moderate and the waves 2 to 4 feet. There was a bit of a swell on. I had to sit up on my perch and watch like a hawk for lobster bobbers. They are everywhere. We have charted a route further offshore to try to avoid them but you can never avoid them. They are just spread out more so that you have better maneuvering.
Noah is such a great traveller. He slept a bit. Played cars and watched a movie.
88 nm and 7.5 hours later we arrived in Rockland and docked at the Landings. While Sterling fuelled the boat Noah and I headed to the restaurant for lunch. We were starving. It was after 1 pm and we still hadn't had lunch.
The weather is great here. Hot and sunny. We had to turn on the AC. After lunch we walked around town. We got ice cream. Went to a puffin preservation centre and a lighthouse museum.
We were at a full service marina so we did some laundry, got water and charged all the electronics. Noah and I even washed the boat while Sterling repaired the dingy. The support for attaching it to the boat has come apart already. Great. Sigh.
Lobster dinner at the Pearl. May as well enjoy Maine's largest export.
Great dinner. Off to bed. Another early rise.
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