August 30th, 2019
SEAL BAY
Seal Bay proved to be a lovely anchorage unsurprisingly full of .......... seals. We love them, particularly when they pop up for a look with their huge eye's. Their feeding is entertaining as they come up from below the huge shoals of fish that are in such abundance here. The result is anything from a ten to twenty foot mound of thrashing fish lifting out of the water like a huge bubble. Its really quite noisy as they thrash away and it goes on all about the boat. Cormorant have the same effect with the added entertainment of watching them trying to wriggle a big fish down a small throat.
We had a wander in the hope of finding seals sunning themselves ashore but they were out feeding. This picture captures the shore though.
August 30th, 2019
CHART
As you can see, despite crisscrossing this cruising paradise for a month we have only managed to scratch the surface. We have always wanted to come here and it has exceeded our expectations to the point that we would be happy to return. As an aside you can see the dive south in search of Whales.
August 30th, 2019
Whales
One thing we haven't seen, apart from a distant fluke and spout, is Right Whales which are at the top of Traceys list. Rather than being passive we decided to do something about it and sailed south beyond the Matinicus Islands where they say it's the best place to see them. Sadly our Whale foray didn't pay off but we did have a lovely day at sea which made up for it. We would have liked to anchor in Matinicus but there was a massive swell running which makes it dangerous so we opted for Seal Bay, Vinalhaven Island.
August 30th, 2019
HUT
Just liked this little place
August 30th, 2019
LOUISE
One of the joys of being members of the Ocean Cruising Club is that you get to meet some lovely people. Louise, a gorgeous 72ft one off with a lifting keel is owned by Grant and Brigitte. They Kindly invited us over for drinks in NE Harbour and then lunch in Long Cove. I love enthusiasts and could chat to them forever. Louise has already completed a circumnavigation including South Georgia, Antarctica and Patagonia. Grant very kindly shared his passion for Patagonia and passed on lots of hints and tips.............
August 30th, 2019
SUNSET
We loved Crocket Bay so much that we stayed an extra day to be treated to this amazing sunset.
August 30th, 2019
PERFECT EVENING
We dropped the Anchor in Crockett Bay for an unforgettable evening. Being so lovely I took Tracey for a row up the creek to find ourselves serenaded by a top violinist playing on her balcony. I just cant describe how moving it was to be drifting in a stunning creek to Vivaldi as the sun set. Pure magic.
August 30th, 2019
GIANT JENGA
There was a huge Granite industry here with innumerable abandoned quarries dotted about with a few still working. As a consequence, there are piles of granite blocks everywhere which are put to good use piled up like Giant Jenga for building foundations and jetty piers. Back in the day specially designed transportation sailing ships were built for export.
