You never know what we'll churn up in cleaning a stall
Many cruise ships to Rockland, Maine, are too big for the harbor itself. Instead, they drop anchor just beyond and ferry their passengers to the town.
This is how it looked from the historic schooner Louis R. French last summer.
For more schooner experiences, take a look at my Under Sail photo album at Thistle Finch editions.
Pleasure boats are everywhere in Camden Harbor at the height of summer. It’s iconic Maine, after all. This detail was noted aboard the historic schooner Louis R. French last summer as we set out for five days of prime sailing.
For more schooner sailing experiences, take a look at my Under Sail photo album at Thistle Finch editions.
On a clear day, the North Atlantic turns this incredible blue color.
This was seen aboard the historic schooner Louis R. French last summer while plying Maine’s Penobscot Bay.
For more schooner sailing experiences, take a look at my Under Sail photo album at Thistle Finch editions. You won’t get wet.
Everybody on board the Eastport Windjammers’ Ocean Obsession was engaged in looking for the next whale to appear, as were a few other vessels beside Campobello Island in New Brunswick, Canada.
We did observe humpbacks, finbacks, and minkes on the outing, but the rare right whales are less frequently seen.
For more whale-watching experiences, take a look at my Lolling with Whales photo album at Thistle Finch editions.
No longer a working lighthouse, it remains a landmark in the New Brunswick seaside town on Passamaquoddy Bay.
It’s about eight miles from our home in Maine, but an hour-and-a-half drive away.
For more lighthouse images, take a look at my Beacons Above the Water photo album at Thistle Finch editions.
It’s a daily ritual if you want to go sailing. The breakfast dishes have been cleaned up and put away. Now the real fun begins aboard the historic schooner Louis R. French.
For more schooner sailing experiences, take a look at my Under Sail photo album at Thistle Finch editions.
This is the Louis R. French at its berth in Camden, Maine. Cruises begin the night before departure as passengers arrive to settle in for their first night aboard.
For more schooner sailing experiences, take a look at my Under Sail photo album at Thistle Finch editions.
With the Camden Hills as a backdrop, a late afternoon fog rolls in over Maine’s Penobscot Bay.
For more schooner sailing experiences, take a look at my Under Sail photo album at Thistle Finch editions.
A state ferry conveys autos and passengers along the Fox Islands Thoroughfare as it links North Haven Island and the mainland on one of three daily runs. This shot was taken aboard the historic schooner Louis R. French last summer.
For more schooner sailing experiences, take a look at my Under Sail photo album at Thistle Finch editions.
We were passed by this sailboat. It still looks breathtaking and even scary.
Seen from a cruise aboard the historic schooner Louis R. French last summer.
For more schooner sailing experiences, take a look at my Under Sail photo album at Thistle Finch editions.
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