Tuesday, July 14, 2009

July 13th - Scratch Biddeford, ME Arrived at Isle of Shoals

Instead of Biddeford we decided to head for a little Island off the coast of Kittery, ME and Portsmouth, NH. It was a 10 hour ride motoring into the wind. Trip was broken up by sighting of numerous whales! In the picture below you can see a water spot of one of the whales. (no telephoto lens) The Isle of Shoals harbor is not well protected from the prevailing Northwest winds. Very popular in the summer with limited number of moorings. A friend from another IP sailing vessel saved a mooring for our late arrive by putting his dingy on it for us. Considering the 60 degree water, the swim back to his boat is a good definition of a friend. (Well, he didn't swim but we initially thought he did.)

1 comment:

Debbie said...

I cannot believe such a huge water spout ... that whale must have been ginormous! How cool that you saw whales! Can't wait to hear all about your trip in person ... soon! Love, Debbie