From Harpswell we continued "down east" to Boothbay Harbor. Being from the midwest about all I knew of Maine was that it bordered Canada and was very cold in the winter. I also knew that it was comfortable in the summer. After so many hot and extremely humid summers I was ready for a summer where we would enjoy being outside.
We have learned that you really don't want to head to Maine until around July. Spring in Maine is pretty darn chilly. Or at least that was the case this year. Mainers assured us that this spring was "unusual".
Boothbay Harbor
This is the mooring field in Boothbay Harbor. A "mooring" is basically an anchor that is already set and attached to a float. You grab the "penant" or line attached to the float and attach it to your boat. That's it - pretty simple really.
Boothbay Harbor
Yes - it really is this pretty!! We had our first taste of lobster here. Boothbay is in Casco Bay - a prime sailing area in the summer. Maine has over 4,600 Islands!!!! Many of them are here in Casco Bay. But we are headed to Penobscot Bay which is where Acadia National Park is located. Another prime sailing area.
Our next stop after Boothbay will be our final destination for the summer - Rockland, Maine. We have a slip there for the season and will explore as much of Maine as we can from there. Even if you came back year after year you would not see everything there is to see - nonetheless we will do our best.
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