Clams

 8/20- Seal Bay, Vinal Haven ME

   Today was a very interesting day. We arose to a cloudy sky and no wind at all. In fact I think there must have been negative wind. The anemometer was spinning backwards. The bay was a mirror reflecting back the odd cloud arrangement. 

   We dinghied in to shore and took a hike on Huber Preserve. On our way back to the boat we saw a group on Hay Island shooting up flares. They had shot up a couple of parachute flares and as they landed near us we picked them up. The parachutes were actually made of cloth. These flares he told us later were almost 30 years old. I bet now the parachutes are made of dissolvable paper. Anyway we brought them over to the group which turned out to be a cruising club. They had called the Coast Guard and arranged to do this. I have still never actually fired a flare gun. 

   We returned to the boat for some lunch and some r and r. When the tide finished going out we headed over to the sand bar that only exposed at low tide. Actually it is more of a clam bar as the bar is mostly crushed shells. We walked along and found a whole bunch of muscles and the met a guy who showed us how to catch clams. These were more normal sized quahogs than the ones we ate the other day. We gathered a bag full of clams and muscles and headed back to the boat. 

   So dinner tonight was ravioli in tomato sauce with fresh muscles and chopped clams. I was impressed if I don’t say so myself with how easy it was to gather a meal. 

   Now to top it off when I headed out into the cockpit to check on the night sky the Milky Way was bright. Just as I looked up a meteor streaked all the way across the sky. There were stars galore. 

   There were also about 10 boats with there anchor lights shining to add to the glow. 


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