Boating buddies Bonnie and Pete came by for 4 days of sailing with us in Maine.
Back to Marshall Island and Burnt Coat, and then to Frenchboro. Frenchboro is a sailing community of 40 people, including 3 children. One deli sells lobster and homemade goodies. The community also includes a church, school, firehouse, and post office.
The 12 foot tidal range here means a full little inlet at high tide
And a muddy empty inlet at low tide.
Frenchboro also has the distinction of having over 2/3 of the island being partnered with the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, a move to keep luxury homes, etc, from being built on the beautiful natural setting. We took one of the short hikes to the rocky coast.
Bonnie and Pete are now gone, the boat is readied to move, and we hope to head further "down east" on Saturday, after the rains on Friday. There will be no internet there - nothing at all, in fact, except rocks, ocean, inlets, and quiet. Well, there IS one community we will be visiting. Maybe they will have internet.
Luke took this reflective picture of the little bridge at the Somesville MDI Museum, just across from a bus stop. This is a lovely place.
Summer has arrived in Acadia and it is hot. A sweltering almost 80 during the day, mid 60's at night. The locals are complaining of the heat. In fairness, most shops and homes don't have air conditioning, so it can be really warm inside.
This trip has been difficult, blog wise. Hope it will improve once we leave the Acadia and Down East regions back to the Penobscot. But we are fine - having a great time!
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