Camden
08 July 2015 | Rockland to Camden
Cathy
The Sawicki party on Silver Lake in New Hampshire was a lot of fun. It was a very long drive but we are so glad we went. We had a great time with all of our family and got to visit with ones we haven't seen in years. George had fun driving Jim's new party barge around the lake he grew up on. Troy was so happy to see us when we returned in the early evening. He does not usually stay on the boat alone that long, but I am sure he slept most of the time we were gone, or sat up on the NAV station looking out the window at the boats and seagulls.
We were so exhausted by the long day we decided to stay in Rockland for one more day and just relax. We went out for breakfast and then dropped the truck off at long term parking at the Rockland Ferry Docks. I had done a lot of research and found that was the cheapest and safest place to leave the truck. We can come and go now for the rest of the summer, as we need. We are headed back to Rockland at the end of the month for their Lobster Fest.
The next morning we dropped the mooring and headed over to the town docks to water up, pump out and wash the boat. Once done, we headed out of Rockland Harbor to make the 10-mile trek up to Camden. We could see the fog rolling down from the north, but it stayed north of us, so we had an easy trip into Camden Harbor. It was beautiful, looking at the mountains with the fog below them and then the ocean. Little did we know our friends on Seaguill were traveling in that fog on their way to meet up with us in Camden. They were up at Gilkey Harbor on Islesboro Island and their trip was not as pleasant as ours.
Camden Harbor is jam packed with boats of all sizes. We were happy to find that they had us on a harbor float almost all the way in. It is very protected and being tied to a float means that we would not be swinging with the changing of the tide. Seaquill came in a short time after us and tied up on the other side of the float. It's like having our own private dock. Troy is very tempted to hop off Wildflower and head over to Seaguill and explore a new boat. We will have to keep an eye on him.
We all had dinner up on the fly bridge of Wildflower. We were watching all the schooners coming and going from the town docks. The evening started off nice, but the fog did begin to roll into the harbor and it started to rain around 8:30. Tomorrow we will explore Camden with all it shops and restaurants. There is a farmers market in the afternoon over at Knox Mill we plan on going to. Thursday the Bentleys aboard their new boat Gypsea will be joining us in Camden. We are looking forward to seeing them. We are staying in Camden until Saturday, and then we will decide where to go from here.