Jonesport

We awoke to clear, blue skies - fog was gone!!! In the length of time it took to look out the port window, get dressed, and make the bed, the fog had rolled in again!  ^$^##@@!*&$)  So, we waited it out. By about 10, the fog had lifted enough that we were comfortable moving from Mistake Island to Jonesport.

While in Mistake we had spotted a large white building or ship or something. As we neared it, we discovered that large round salmon pens have been put in the waters near Jonesport.  The white something is the mother ship associated with the pens.  I guess they do some sort of work there, keeping track of all sorts of things to do with the pens. We assume that the mesh coverings are to keep the salmon from jumping out or the seagulls from jumping in.

It is a pretty big operation.

Lots of the little islands along the way had houses on them.  Some are new and nice, others are remainders of earlier times.  It must have been hard - no electricity or running water or outhouses or shelter from the elements...

When we got to Jonesport, we tied Latitudes up to a mooring "raft" - a large 6' x 20' open metal grate, floating and attached to a large mooring ball.  Two boats can moor up here, one on each side.  Then off to town, with one big objective.

It wasn't the view of the harbor, although it is a nice view of the various boats.  Latitudes is in the picture, too!

It wasn't the church, although the church is without it's steeple this year.  Hopefully it is under restoration rather than blowing down. This is where we had the great lobster dinner last year and met nice folks.

It was PIZZA!!!  Just a couple of blocks down the main street is an old gray wooden building, used previously as a store.  They still sell a few essentials, but it is a pizza shop.  mmm...good pizza!

Today was nice, but windy.  We did a bit of boat maintenance and laundry.  Luke got this wonderful picture of the harbor as the evening light was changing.

Hurricane Gert is sending wind and rain our way on Saturday even though whatever is left is offshore.  We will  take showers at the marina tomorrow and then head about 10 miles eastward to a sheltered cove to wait out the next two days. I think one more stop even further downeast, and then we'll begin our trip back toward civilization We have to!  Our electric blanket died!!!