Since leaving Portland, we spent one great night at Jewell Island, one at S. Freeport and are now hunkered down at The Basin with storms all around us. We went to S. Freeport to meet dear friends Chuck and Enes. We have been good friends since my graduate school days, which was in the late 70's and it is always a treat seeing them when we are in Maine. They live close to Portland. There are some great photos, which I tried to download this morning while I had internet service, but the blog website was down. If it's not one thing, it's another. Tonight Ed and I cooked 4 lobsters ($3.50/lb--can't beat that!) and I must say they were delicious. We'll have some of Enes's fresh blueberry
cobbler for dessert-yum. The Maine coastline is incredible, endless, well-worth exploring. We are enjoying some free time without a schedule to keep and we are grateful for the cooler temperatures. We have worn jackets on several
occasions, and I predict that in a few weeks I'll be complaining about the cold. I will never forget the heat of this summer, however, so will keep all complaints to a minimum.

Luna is well, enjoying her swimming whenever the opportunity presents itself. Yesterday morning, at Jewell Island, she ate a bunch of shale rock and shells before we could stop her. We have no idea why, but later when she vomited it all up, we were shocked at how much she ate. Even little stones! Ed says, "It was her first low tide experience." I say, "What??". She appears fine today.

There is a couple anchored here who have 3 large dogs with them. I keep trying to imagine the sleeping arrangements.