Freeport
24 June 2015
Cathy
We are now in Freeport Maine, home of L.L. Bean. The trip over from Sebasco was ideal; calm seas, no wind and a beautiful sunny day. We even spotted our seal off the side of the boat most of the way here. We are staying at Strouts Point Wharf for two nights and then Brewers for two nights. They are both in the Harraseeket River, which we felt would give us good shelter in the upcoming bad weather. We are on the docks at both places, so we will have to keep a close eye on Troy, he does try and jump off the boat onto the docks when you are not looking.
Shortly after we arrived on Saturday, they had a boat parade in the harbor to celebrate Freeport Heritage Day. We were at the end of the dock, so we had a front row seat. They had about 30 boats, and it was led by one of the oldest lobster boats in Maine. There is a lobster shack next door, where we had our first lobster rolls on our Maine trip.
Sunday was a washout, good day to do nothing but stay on the boat and relax. We watched Pulp Fiction, a movie I have not seen in many years, what a strange movie. We did spot the seal today off the port side of Wildflower.
Monday we moved up river to Brewers. When backing into our slip, the bow thruster picked up a clump of seaweed and made it difficult for George to turn the boat, but he dock hands got us in safely. We have met some nice people on this dock; they all stop by to see Troy. He has been entertaining everyone, sitting on the back looking so handsome.
We called a cab and headed into Freeport to spend the day. We considered walking, but it would have taken over an hour and there were no sidewalks. Other than one quick shower, it was a beautiful day. I could spend hours just in L.L. Bean alone. They also have a great market a few blocks out of town so at the end of our day; we went there to stock up on fruit, veggies and beer (we were completely out). After a short cab ride back to the boat, we spent a beautiful evening hanging out on the docks. Troy was tempted to jump off the boat, but George was on cat duty and when he said no, troy listened and get off the railing. He does think its fun to sit in the dinghy now.
Tuesday we woke to more rain, with thunder and lightening. The storm moved past us around noon, so we decided to do some laundry. Brewers has great facilities, so while we waited for the clothes to wash and dry, we headed upstairs to the lounge. They had a TV with cable, so I was able to catch some cooking shows on the Food Network. Later that evening, we had some more storms move through with heavy rain, lots of thunder and lightening, we even lost power for a few hours. We heard this morning that there was a micro burst in Freeport that knocked a tree down on some power lines.
We are leaving Freeport today, heading to Great Chebeague Island for one night, then onto Handy Boat Yard in Falmouth where we will leave the boat for a few days so we can head home. We have our truck over at relatives of Greg, George's brother in-law. We will come back to the boat on Monday and head to Boothbay.