Forrest Gump movie fans might recognize this one. In the movie, during the scenes where Forrest is running back and forth from coast to coast, he runs down the Santa Monica Pier, turns around and runs all the way to this lighthouse on the Atlantic Ocean. It's the Marshall Point Lighthouse
I wasn't comfortable walking down the walkway all the way to the tower because three men were up in the light area working on the fog horn. It was a pretty little area. There was a man painting, another man was setting up his tripod for pictures, and there was a lobster trap sitting on the rocks. So Maine!
I was seeing a lot "For Sale" signs the whole time I was in Maine, but a lot of the places for sale were bigger homes that could be turned into establishments such as bed & breakfast places. When I saw this little blue house, I slammed on the brakes, backed up and just stared. It is perfect! The backyard backs up onto a small bay. I immediately fell in love. I took a picture of the "For Sale" sign because the brochure box was empty. I'm totally going to call and see how much it is.
My sailing excursion got changed from a day trip to a sunset trip due to the inclement weather (it was supposed to get much better by late afternoon), so I had a little time to do some more nature sight-seeing. The Camden Hills State Park was not very far away from where I was staying, and I knew that Mt. Battie was in that park. I figured I'd go see if the weather had cleared up enough for me to see anything from the top.
Beautiful view from the top, including a fabulous view of the Camden Harbor. Lots of boats. And the leaves up in this area were definitely starting to turn colors. In a couple of weeks, this area will be aflame with golds and reds and oranges and yellows.
Had a quick, and very delicious, bowl of clam chowder before heading down the dock to the Schooner Appledore for my sunset sail. The weather was much improved and there were a lot of big, white, fluffy clouds hovering on the horizon that promised a good sunset.
The Appledore II is a 68 foot wooden schooner (sailboat) and she is beautiful. Gorgeous. I wish I could have gotten a picture of her, with sails up, from the shore, but when she came in to pick us up, her sails were down. Beautiful wooden floors, masts and boom.
A real treat, for me anyway, was being able to see the Curtis Island Lighthouse that you can't see from land because not only is it on an island, it is located on the backside of the island. We sailed right by it!
Mark Island (on the right) is an old growth forested island. It's a protected island and there really wouldn't be any place for a boat to land anyway.
It was pretty windy and choppy on our way out of the harbor, but as the sun began to set things seemed to calm down. We certainly had slow, smooth sailing all the way back. Cheese, crackers, veggies and fruit were offered onboard, as well as drinks. I had a really nice time talking to some of the other people on the boat, mostly all couples. It's fun to meet people from all over the world and hear their stories.
Arriving peacefully back to Camden. What a perfect way to end a vacation.
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