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 8/24- Rockland ME

   We did get a fine ride across the bay on Friday. The wind was NW and so we were able to sail all the way through the thoroughfare. We flew into Rockland and it was just in time. We were expecting our daughter and grand daughter for a visit. 

    They arrived Friday afternoon and we treated them to a seafood dinner at the famous Claws restaurant. Our granddaughter had not had seafood before so we had an assortment. She really liked the scallops only slightly less than the French fries. This was her first time on a sailboat so she was pretty excited even for the dinghy ride. Thankfully it was a dead calm night though she kept wanting the boat to rock. 

   The next morning we got out for a nice day sail as she got to experience sailing for the first time. We did see a large pod of porpoises as well as a couple of seals. It turns out she had never seen a lobster much less eaten one so we went to the local dock and bought a couple of lobsters to bring back to the boat. She had some fun cracking them open. 

   The next morning dawned or rather didn’t dawn as the fog was so thick you could barely see the next boat. They had managed to get the whole Maine experience. 

    As good as it was to have them here and to give her the ocean experience at the end we were exhausted. To have an 8 year old bouncing all over your boat for two days was an experience I will not get over easily. 

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