Our last few stops in Maine this year

Our trip began to wind down.  We took time to visit Islesboro, at Warren Island.  Warren Island is a State Park, only a dozen campsites, but very nice.  It ranges from beautiful trails through the forest

to equally beautiful views of the rocky shore, covered in seaweed at low tide.

On our way to Warren Island, we saw a schooner, sails full, in the busy Maine sky.

Next, to North Haven. Lots of quaint boat houses.

Now, this is a REAL boat house!  I  expect it was a restaurant at some point.

One thing that hasn't changed is the "Laundromat".  Well, that is not quite true.  The dangling bare light bulb has been replaced with a better light.

As in many towns, there is the stone fountain.  Pretty in itself, but with a sad message.  The memorial is to the townsmen who served in The World War.  Believing that there would never be another...

From North Haven to our final destination of this trip, Rockland.  We met up with new friends from earlier in our trip, Barb and Jim.  They have a CAR! (we will next year!!!)  We were treated with a visit to their marina in Boothbay, a great homemade lunch aboard their trawler, and a tour of some wonderful Maine spots that we've never seen.

I really liked the view from this narrow bridge. 

This tiny church is made completely of stone.

The interior is also stone and brick.

We also visited the Pemaquid Point Lighthouse.

This is a view of the rocky shore from halfway up the lighthouse stairs.  The building is where the fog horn is located.

Today we took Latitudes to the dock at the marina where she will be this winter.  We knew the marina is beside the Maine ferry dock, but didn't realize that the Rockland schooner fleet was docked just next to the ferry dock!  A flotilla of schooners!

After showers at the marina, we took a cab to the almost local WalMart to buy antifreeze to winterize Latitudes.  The gallon jugs line the sides of Lats.

We will be pulled and put on the hard on Tuesday and rain is forecast for Monday evening and Tuesday morning, so we wanted to get the outside things ready to be pulled.  The dodger and bimini are now down and the antifreeze stored in the cockpit.  The dinghy is up and ready to be taken to her building for the winter.  Luke winterized the outboard motor today so it is ready to be taken to it's storage spot.

  We have begun going through the inside, cleaning, tossing, and packing things to go home with is.  It is a wreck down here, with the bimini, the plastics of the enclosure, etc, etc.  But that is ok.  Smokey is happily dozing beside me as I type and we'll be out of here by the end of the week.  It has been a very good sailing summer but we do look forward to getting home. Besides the usual friends and relatives to see, my younger daughter is getting married in less than 1 month and my older daughter is moving into her new house within a couple of weeks!