[Maryanne] The Maine State Bird is.....The Mosquito It's not my joke - it's a Maine Joke and so close to the truth it is NOT FUNNY -...

[Maryanne]Kyle is back at work, and my task is to have the boat ready and provisioned for the next leg of our trip. BUT first things first...

[Maryanne]Yes, we have internet on the boat again - I really was feeling very isolated, especially while Kyle was off at work - but now I ha...

[Maryanne]Here is Kyle cleaning the bottom of the boat at the waterline last weekend. The current was strong, but he clung on with huge suc...

[Maryanne]Firstly, I want to explain the lack of entries lately; there are several reasons. 1) We are in an area with no cell phone or inter...

[Kyle] Ooh! today made up for all of yesterday's motoring. We were officially transitioning from Penobscot Bay to the Penobscot River. W...

[Kyle] The next morning, we got up very early to a beautiful sunrise in patchy fog and not a breath of wind. My intent had been to motor nor...

[Kyle] On the second day, the fog was gone. Instead of going out to sea in the direction from which we came, we went through a narrow channe...

[Kyle] Well, Maryanne said I'd do it, so I'd better do it. Maryanne added the pictures later as I am in New Jersey at the moment and...

[Maryanne]When in Portland I mentioned a movie Young at Heart .. Actually it should be Young @ Heart , and Like I said, I recommend it.. Cli...

[Maryanne]I'll leave Kyle to write a more detailed report, but just to let you know we are now in Bangor (actually Hampden, but close en...

[Maryanne]There were so many things I considered doing in Portland, but the weather (cold, dull and drizzly much of the time) and chores lim...