Day 7 Seal Bay to Northeast Harbor

The night was clear with temperatures in the upper 50s. The day was beautiful and sunny all day.  High sixties with NW winds of about 15 knots. Temperatures in upper 60s. Nice day but still feels more like late spring than the middle of the summer.

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The sun made a full recovery today and managed to shine brightly all day. The air was clear and cool with a good NW breeze. This was actually nice as the breeze was from behind us and the breeze was from the mainland which meant that there were mild seas as the wind had no fetch to roil the sea.

We left Seal Bay about 0800 and motored leisurely through Merchants Row passing Stonington and then on to Mount Desert Island and Northeast Harbor.

This is our anchorage at Seal Bay this morning - really a special place!

And on the somewhat circuitous way out.

Here we are crossing East Penobscot bay and looking toward Merchant Row.

A few seals enjoying the day.

Crossing Blue Hill Bay with Mount Desert and its mountains in the background. This sight always makes me wonder what the first explorers' and settlers' thoughts were when they saw this - excitement like I do or fear and trepidation - or some combination of both.

The much photographed Bass Harbor Lighthouse

We have entered the passage between the outer islands known as the Western Way. Northeast Harbor is straight ahead - carved nicely out of the foothills

Northeast Harbor.

And a stop at the Colonel's Bakery in town for some cream rolls and chocolate glazed donuts - the best donuts ever made - and priced accordingly.

Tonight we had one of each for dessert - a sugar high of grand proportions that is making me sleepy and indicating that it is time to retire and thus say .................

Good Night and May God Bless