Hi there F and F( Family and Friends)
We get to have a whole day in this lovely spot and enjoy it with our Sabre friends Linda and Roger and Helen and Bob. Another sunny day with light winds. This harbor has very distinct tides and currents .The terms high , low and slack tides are very well illustrated here.
After breakfast we took dingies a short distance across to the Agamenticus Yacht Club.This is a very active sailing club they have sailing races three time a week.
Helen and Bob had made a plan for us today.First we joined them at the local Farmers market a short drive away.Lots of local flowers , bakery items and fruit and vegetables for sale.
Helen and I ended up buying some fancy mushroom tea supposed to be very high in antioxidants and should cure all our ills!We walked across to Stonewall Kitchen , a big store, cooking school and gardens , famous on the NE Coast of Maine. It was started by two men who cooked up jams and chutneys with handwritten labels out of their house and lead to a very successful business. The story goes they misspelt the word marmalade and when they first shipped an order somewhere in the country , the receivers queried the spelling and one of the guys thinking quickly said oh that's how we spell it in Maine! The spelling has since been amended . We got to sample many jars of their products and bought a few to take with us,
We then all headed off in the two dingies up the river to watch a boat/ dingy floating parade due to start at 1 pm. This part of the river had a very low solid bridge , so only very small craft can get under it. Fortunately at near high tide ,we just squeezed under and were greeted by all sorts of floating vessels including two large bright yellow plastic ring duck floats each with a young lady sitting in them wearing a shower cap and carrying a back scrubber in one hand and a paddle in the other.
They and the others were using the current to gently drift down stream. This parade was part of a fundraiser for Navy Seal team families and organized by an ex Navy Seal guy and his wife .
It culminated in a big pot luck lunch at Chris and Emily's house. We were also invited .
So back with our dingies, into the cars and off to the lunch party. Chris had some interesting objects in his house including a stuffed lion and stuffed black Siberian bear.
Back to the York beach area after lunch I decided to take a plunge into the sea.
Not too many people were going out further than their knees , but I did go right in.It was cold but wonderfully refreshing.
Back in time to have a little cocktail hour on Linda and Rogers boat before we all dingied back to have dinner at Helen and Bob's place.
Earlier in the morning the three guys had gone off to order the Lobsters for this evening. They were picked up at 7 pm , cooked and still warm.
Bob had also prepared his homemade clam chowder which was delicious .We all had a lobster including Peter another guest who had been invited .
Graeme was the only one who didn't partake,he hasn't quite come to grips with eating lobsters. Fresh sweetcorn from the market was added , it is the typical way to accompany the lobster here.
Peter had brought along a blueberry pie and icecream for dessert. Another delightful evening was spent , eating , drinking and sharing stories. Peter had recently sailed up around Nova Scotia and was able to sit with Graeme and talk about good places to visit for our upcoming trip north.
A moonlight trip back to our boats completed the full and very pleasant day.
Over and Out
S and S ( Skipperette and Skipper)
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