Friday, August 28, 2020

Belfast—A Cruising “A”

We were on a mission. We needed to meet up with friends to get our mail (and hugs!) and needed a place to hang out for some strong NW winds in the forecast. Hello, Belfast! 

The path to and from college passed through Belfast (Why did I always love passing the quirky Perry’s Nut House?), but this was our first visit via water. For $35 you get a mooring convenient to town with WiFi and trash. Showers were closed (COVID) and restrooms are public, but the town has water, pump-out, gas and diesel. And propane fills are cheap and easy! There is also a large, clean laundromat two blocks up from the water.

With a 3-night stay we didn’t even come close to eating through all the delicious options in town! We did hit up Young’s Lobster Pound and instantly put it in our top two lobster rolls (so far!). The town has seafood, American, Thai, Italian, pizza, hot dogs, vegan food...you name it! There is also an awesome food co-op, a large Hannaford grocery up on route 1, and farmer’s markets! We ate well! The town also has a really nice harbor walk and is, in general, a nice place to stroll around. We even met a fellow cruising family while out walking one day (we recognized each other from Instagram)! 

The highlight for us was getting to meet up with old friends for dinner, but we can definitely see a return to Belfast in our future cruising seasons!

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