We are whiling away a rainy, chilly (56....) day at Roque Island Archipelago. You can check out this website, not for info, for for a good aerial shot of the island itself. We are anchored at the "x". Roque Island itself is part of about 18 islands in the archipelago.
The trip out of Winter Harbor into Roque was pretty, the usual lighthouses that we couldn't resist.
Petit Manan Island Light
Moose Peak Light
Roque Island is a privately owned island containing a self-sufficient farm, but is largely a wildlife preserve. The owners let boaters land on the 1 mile long sandy beach, a real rarity in Maine. You have to stay on the beach, on the north side only - it's divided by a old wooden mast stuck in the dirt. The southern half is reserved for the owners.
We walked the beach
and admired the rocky cliffs
until the fog rolled in.
We did have a beautiful sighting of a magnificent eagle, soaring into the sky from a tall tree. That picture didn't work --- just a big black blob in the sky.
Take a look at this shot of the cliffs and the tidal range. This is almost low tide --- the range here can be 12 feet or more. That second dark line is high tide, not the lower seaweed line.
Wickie seems to be doing ok. He has acclimated to everything except the clanging of the sails and sail hardware. That usually sends him back to the litter box. He sleeps though most everything else. But, he's sleeping a lot these days.
Tomorrow promises to be better weather, and the plan is to head to one last harbor Down East. That would be Cutler. After that, we plan to turn Latitudes westward and southward, see places we missed or really liked the first time, and still be in Roanoke for October.
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