oh, Maine...

We are in Maine.  Sitting in our anchorage in Holbrook Harbor, just outside Castine, ME http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castine,_Maine  we can see the lights of Castine and the Maine Maritime Academy to our stern.  From our other 3 views, we see the tall, straight, green evergreen trees coming up from large, white boulders of stone, slowly showing more and more of the stones as the 12 foot tide receeds.  On the newly exposed rocks, seals bask, either lying on their tummies with fins and heads upraised or flat, like dead fish. They are settling in for the night.  The fog is slowly, but surely, creeping in from the seaward side of the anchorage.  It's quiet and just beautiful.  This is why we come back to Maine.

Before going on, I want to add this one great panarama picture that Luke did of the fog in Carver Harbor, Vinalhaven.  It really makes the point!

After retreiving our 3 pairs of well dried jeans from the laundry, we filled Latitudes' water tanks and set sail for Castine. Yes, set SAIL for Castine, past the Rockland lighthouse on her long jetty into the harbor.

From there, we sailed across the Penobscot Bay, towards Castine.  On our way, we passed several schooners, all plying their tourist trade out of Camden.  They are all beautiful ships.

Once anchored in the harbor, we found the seals on the nearby rocks, as interested in us as we are in them.

And the tall trees and bare boulders

Especially in the evenings, sweet Smokey has invented the most wonderful of games.  There is a small opening hatch between our cockpit and the narrow "hall" of the boat.  Smoke loves to "hide" in the cockpit and tap us on the heads as we pass her vantage point.  Needless to say, it does exactly what she wants it to do - get our attention and a bit of interactive play and, if she's lucky, a tummy rub through the port. 

We are watching the weather for the next few days.  We may stay here for a day or go to Camden.  Either one is ok with us!