On the Water

Roger and I have been lucky enough to be able to go on the water out of 3 different harbors on 3 different kinds of boats.  I've also had the opportunity to live out one of items on my bucket list and that is to go kayaking.  Not only did I get to go kayaking, but I got to kayak on the ocean with my very good friend Donna Davis and her wonderful grandson Alden.  Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of me kayaking because I didn't want to get the camera wet much less lose it if I tipped.

Here's an assortment of our boating trips.  The 1st are from our trip to Cabbage Island on a tour boat Bennie Alice.

Bennie Alice

Cabbage Island - Private Island

Maine Lighthouse on way to Cabbage Island

Lighthouse on the way to Cabbage Island

Another lighthouse on the way to Cabbage Island

The Downeast Clambake

Dinner: Fish Chowder, 2 Whole Lobsters, Steamer Clams, Corn on the Cob, Boiled Egg, Grilled Onion and Maine Blueberry Cake for dessert (I got 3 meals out of my food)

Benny, Roger and Chuck  ready for the boat ride to Cabbage Island

 

 On Wednesday, Bernard and Donna Davis took us for a boat ride down the Damariscotta River from Darmiscotta to South Bristol.  What a beautiful day!

Bernard & Roger

Donna

Our next purchase

What a great looking lobster boat

Where the lobster fisherman leave their gear

The Lobster Co-op

A very young lobsterman

Typical young lobster fisherman and his boat

An old dredger fishing boat

One of the many forts in Maine

A bottom dredger going out for it's daily catch of haddock and cod

 On Thursday of this week  several of the couples who work at the Augusta/Gardiner KOA as Workkampers went for a dinner cruise aboard the schooner Heron out of Rockport.  The Heron starred as "Sanderson's Yacht" in the Johnny Depp film Rum Diary. 

Cynthia & Benny Jackson

Harold & Barb Adams

Chuck & Terri Mitchell

Our captain & builder of the Heron

Rockport Harbor Swimming Area

Our next million dollar sail boat - when we sell the coach :-)

Ross raising the sails

Mt. Battie in the background of Rockport harbor

Cynthis, Ben, Chuck, Terri, Our Captain, Roger, Barb & Harold

Another beautiful lighthouse

Terri at the helm

Ben and Cynthia - they're such cute love birds

Sunset

 

Ross, the deckhand, rolling up the sails

Cynthia was having way too much fun!

We arrived back safe and sound (no one fell overboard)

Vermont

Since my last post, Roger and I took a short trip to see the sights of Vermont.  What a beautiful best kept secret.  We saw some great scenery, met wonderful people and stayed at a beautiful mountain side resort.

Maple Grovc Farms Pure Maple Syrup Factory

Maple Grove Farms Maple Museum

Vermont State Capital in Montpelier 

 

Montpelier Fire Department

Cabot Creamery Annex

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Tour and Tasting

Northfield Falls Covered Bridge #1

2nd Covered Bridge at Northfield Falls

3rd Covered Bridge at Northfield Falls

Stowe Vermont

Appalachian Gap

Sugarbush Inn - The Inn that reminds us of the Inn in the movie "Holiday Inn"

One of the many fireplaces in this beautiful Inn

Claybrook Inn at Sugarbush - we stayed here because the Sugarbush Inn was closed for the summer

Sugarbush ski hills

View from the Claybrook  Timbers restaurant

Streams along the way to Burlington 

Waterfalls on the way to Burlington - water is really rushing because of all the rain

Waterfalls in downtown Burlington

They hydro dam in downtown Burlington

Lake Champlain

The Village Covered Bridge

Rogers holding up Pine Brook Bridge

Quechee Gorge

Quechee Gorge

Bridge across Quechee Gorge