From Sunday - Wednesday, Sept. 3rd

Well...I couldn't get any internet access so I published a couple of blog details that I had written on a Word document to be posted at a later time - like today! So now for what happened at Pulpit Harbour...

We were planning on leaving for Tenant's Harbour Sunday morning, but at the entrance of the harbour we found it to be blowing WAAAAY too much and Pete decided he didn't want to bounce around anymore, so we turned back and anchored again in Cabot Cove. It was so tranquil in there, that we didn't realize how windy it actually was. So we decided to stay for another couple of days until the wind abated. Went for a walk to the store in the early afternoon, and on our return we felt that the wind had calmed down enough for us to cross to Tenant's Harbour. Well...

We left around 2:00 p.m. and we hauled out the new furling jib and in 20-25 knots of wind (with gusts to 30) we were doing 6.8 knots at times! Albert was in his glory - I was just holding on tight! hahahaha. Actually, it wasn't all that bad. Got to Tenant's Harbour around 6:00 and anchored separately for the night.

The next morning, (Monday) we set off for Pemaquid to find Jane & Hughie - old friends we met on the 1991 trip to Maine. Again, it was blowing 20-25 kts with gusts to 30. Seas were about 3 ft. - but it was sunny! Again, we traveled on only the furling jib and averaged 5.5 knots. Took a couple of waves on the cheek that splashed in the cockpit, but luckily our steering is in the front, so Albert didn't get tooooo wet. hahaha

Made it into Pemaquid Harbour and Hughie came out in a skiff to help guide us in and found us a mooring. What a pretty place! Very quaint with fantastic views! I will try to upload pictures, but I can't find where I did it the last time! Frustrating or what!!!!!

Yesterday, Hughie had some work to do, so Jane took Heather, Albert & I shopping to the outlets in Freeport (L.L. Bean, etc.) What a ball we had - the credit cards took a pounding, but hey, the buys were so good, just couldn't leave them behind!

Today, Pete & I are here at the Bristol Library using internet while Albert & Heather are gone grocery shopping with Jane. Tonight, we'll be meeting Roger & Jacqueline (Hughie's brother) for supper at Jane & Hughie's to catch up on old times.

Having a little problem with oil seeping out of underneath our engine. Jane's cousin is a good mechanic who will look at the problem later this afternoon. So whether we leave tomorrow or not is dependent upon what he finds.

If all goes well, we'll leave for a place called The Basin which is a little Hurricane Hole halfway to Portland. Then try for Portland on Friday. Supposed to get rainy weather for the weekend, so we'd like to be somewhere near a real port. If we're gonna get stuck somewhere, might as well be somewhere with a lot a stuff going on...And so, the adventure continues...