Hiding out in Casco Bay

For almost the entire last week we have been on the run, hiding from 20-30kt winds every night from alternating directions every day. After an attempt to get a mooring in Freeport (none available all week!), we headed for Great Chebeague Island to duck out of southerlies. As we were setting the hook we were hailed by M/Y Rangeley—they were on a mooring nearby and owned another that they offered up for our use. They are so sweet and even offered to let us use bikes ashore!

We spent the next few days bouncing around Harpswell. We tried a few new anchorages, had a good time playing on the beach at Stover’s Point, and had to hit up The Dolphin for a day of laundry, showers, great dinner, and those blueberry muffins in the morning! The kids even grabbed the mooring at The Dolphin after casting the 1st Mate ashore to get the laundry going.

Tonight we are on a mooring in Falmouth. Our awesome friends delivered our grill part AND fresh eggs! The past few days it’s been getting down into the 50’s inside the boat at night and we have been running the heater a bit to take the edge off. We hate to admit it, but it’s time to head south. With good weather tomorrow and a tropical system gearing up to impact weather all the way up here, we are going to skip Portland and head for Kittery in the morning.