We hauled everything off the boat: sails, food, clothes, sheets, boat supplies and only left boat parts, an essential sleeping bag in case of, tools, books and log books.
Bins full of bathroom pills and stuff
sails away
We actually left South Port Marine on a cloudy, rainy Wednesday afternoon after taking most of everything off Shawnee.
Not happy in full rain gear unhooking the electrical from the dock in pouring rain:
In still air we motored away past the Casco Bay Bridge, 2nd longest span for a draw bridge in the world (so they say):
You can see the spire of town hall in the background.
You can see the oldest observatory at the top of the hill - used to watch for the barks and schooners arriving from yesteryear and fly their flags for all to see. It has been restored.
This ugly apartment building on Munjoy Hill at Portland's east end has the best views of what's happening up and down the Calendar Islands. I'd love to have a place there.
Coming into Maine Yacht Center - the rain stopped.
We made it -- 5 years of sailing south and north and now back at wonderful Maine Yacht Center. She will be hauled inside for the winter to do some major bright work and other maintenance.
Here's a new idea to keep the gulls off the docks. Mazu was intrigued.
