08/23/2008, Roque Harbor, Maine
We set out about 6 Canadian Time and motor sailed across Passamaquoddy Bay to the Channel into Eastport Maine. The Customs folks knew we were coming but made us all stand in line and come in one boat at a time. We managed to get out of Eastport by 9AM and sailed around Campobello Island where FDR summered most of his life. I can't describe the cliffs, clear water, evergreen trees, and the animals: You cant get a real picture of it but this is a WHALE in front of the Head Harbor Light off Campobello. They were everywhere as were the dolphins. We got into Roque Island, a private island with the only white sand beach in Maine. Although the flotilla is over, about half of us are in this pristine harbor.
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This is a wonderful town! We have walked to historic sites, had dinner in an historic hotel, the Algonquin, talked to lots of shop keepers and crafts folk, and generally fallen in love with the people and feel of Passamaquoddy and St Andrews. We are on a mooring in the harbor along with the other 25 boats. Bebe Chamberlain, the Wharfinger, came out in his skiff to put our lines through the mooring. He has done this for many years and is a great welcoming committee. A Wharfinger is like a Harbormaster but he can't carry a gun. BeBe doesn't need one. The tides here are over 30 feet. and the entire view changes continually. It is very clean and the weather is beautiful. So here is my best sunset ever.
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08/21/2008, Bay of Fundy
We came down the St John on a great NW breeze with the jib out and sailed into Brothers Cove on the Kennebecasis River to anchor opposite the RKYC. The Banquet was lovely at the YC and the Commodore had some great stories about their racing cup, and 106 year history as one of the 10 Royal Charter YC's in Canada. At 3:45 Am we hauled anchor and queued up with the other 14 boats for the 5AM tidal slack at Reversing Falls. It sure is different in the dark! After we went through the sun rose on St John Harbor and we motored and then sailed to Letete Passage in time to catch the slack there. At full, the current out of Bay of Fundy and into Passamaquoddy runs at 8 knots. It was about 3 when we went through and into the Passamaquoddy bay with bright sunshine and a great NW to W breeze. The Bay is very large with such beautiful scenery. BEST OF ALL there were dolphins (of course no pics), seals, and lots of whales spouting and diving. Larry didn't want to get too close but we watched for over an hour. There had to be 5 or 6 of them. God is amazing with creation. We also saw some cliffs with caves that made me thing of "Pete's Dragon" which was about Passamaquoddy. St Andrews is gorgeous and I wish I could put all my pictures on it. This one is the darkness as we went through the reversing falls.
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