Rockland, ME

Rockland Con’t
Monday, July 29 - I am very glad we came straight to Rockland yesterday as today is all about rain and wind. This harbor has a lot of waves so the boat is moving a lot. We did inside stuff; Kevin made plans for where we will go next and I researched and booked a VRBO rental for St. Augustine in December for Christmas. I also firmed up plans with Debra for her visit in September in Baltimore while Kevin goes on his annual boys golf trip.

Tuesday, July 30 - It is still cloudy and drizzly outside but not as bad as yesterday. We were able to walk about 2 miles to Walmart and get $300 worth of groceries and other supplies, then paid for a ride back. We are now fully stocked again. Kevin fixed and cleaned an issue we had with our head, turns out accidentally swallowing a cherry pit is not good for marine toilets. 😳

Wednesday, July 31 - Another cloudy and drizzly day. Renee and I walked to the laundromat pulling 3 weeks of dirty clothes in wagons. It took 2 hours and $30 to get it all done. Meanwhile Kevin took the boat to get fuel and a pump out. I spent the remainder of the day making red beans and rice and cleaning the boat. Renee and Gary joined us for dinner and a game of cards in the evening.

Thursday, August 1 - We went to the Lobster Festival for the $9 all you can eat blueberry pancake breakfast. Blueberries, in addition to lobster, are a Maine product. Then went back to the boat to change the outboard motor oil but after looking at it Kevin decided to wait. We went back to the festival and stood in line for an hour and half to tour the Delbert D. Black Navy Destroyer ship. It’s an active ship and has been to the Middle East and most recently tracked a Russian submarine that was going to Cuba. It was very interesting learning about the ship and talking to the naval crew. For the rest of the day we hung out in the beer tent listening to music and meeting people. We met Marie and Guy on True Love, whom Gary and Renee met previously, and Bill and Dawn who were buddy boating with True Love for a bit.

Friday, April 2 - We went to the Coast Guard pier to tour the USCGC Eagle, a 295 foot 3 masted barque ship used as a training vessel for future officers. However, there was an issue with the ship not being able to anchor at the pier and they didn’t have backup plans on getting civilians to the ship. We went back to the boat and got Pepper then had lunch at a taco stand. Walked to the festival where the others got ice cream. Later that night we went out to dinner with Gary and Renee, Guy and Marie from True Love, and Dawn and Bill (boat name?) to Water Works, an American fare/pub place.

Saturday, August 3 - We met up with Will Tevis and his pretty bride of one year, Melinda, to watch the parade and have lunch. After a beautiful and hot day on Friday it rained in the morning and the parade was delayed by 90 minutes. It was a fun small town parade. It was good to catch up with Will and meet his wife. We know him from Dulles high school and church. He was in the band with Sydney and also was in the youth group at church, along with his brother Jeff. He’s been in the Coast Guard for 7 years now. That night we went to dinner with En El Viento and True Love (Marie and Guy) to Rustica, an Italian restaurant and the food was good and the company enjoyable.もっと詳しく