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Rest of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York

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September 14, 2025 I want to start this article with an apology.  If the writing is not properly revealing the beauty and  enthusiasm of the trip, it is because we received some bad news.  A dear friend of 50 years has fallen ill with some serious issues.  Amy, we love you and you are in our thoughts and prayers.  Dear Lord, please help this wonderful woman. Belfast Maine I completed the last article from a marina in Belfast, Maine.  Little did I understand that after hitting the publish button, the best part of Belfast was going to reveal itself.   Pre-trip expectations were that the seafood would be fresh, abundant and affordable.  For the most part, it was fresh and abundant, so much so that we started looking for menus with a good old fashion chicken sandwich or quesadilla instead of Lobster this and Lobster that.  The challenge became on the affordable front.  A Lobster roll was anywhere from $25 to $40 and only contained 4oz o...
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Maine

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August 29, 2025 Crossing the Bay of Fundy Our crossing back to the East Coast required a 105 mile open water run from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to St. Andrews, New Brunswick.  The path was straight across the mouth of the Bay of Fundy where it meets the Gulf of Maine.  These are notoriously rough waters with a reputation for some of the stronger currents in the world.  The tide changes in the Bay can reach 22 feet or more. We picked well on the weather window only encountering an odd rough patch in the middle.  My assumption is that the currents were somehow colliding to create a 15ish mile stretch of hell.  The Shorebilly ran through it just fine; uncomfortable ... but fine.  Our buddy boat, Faith, was trailing behind us and said "We leaned so far over that we didn't think it was going to come back.  Scared the bejeasus out of us."  But the crossing wasn't without it's rewards.  More WHALES!   The boat I mentioned above, Faith, was abl...
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Nova Scotia!

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August 14, 2025 Nova Scotia!  WOW. But First - A Story There are far fewer good pictures to provide for this blog than others.  My "boatographer" had an "oops".  We were anchored in the most spectacular "gunkhole" imaginable (more on that below) when she went to the bow to catch pictures of the beauty.  So excited was she that she forgot the cardinal rule of electronics tightly secured (like in a pocket).  Splash.   Being the loving, dear, studly, brave, brawny, bold husband I am, I grabbed the googles and overboard I went.  Unfortunately, I had done to good a job anchoring and managed to find the only deep spot in the gunkhole.   On my best day, I could not free dive 22 feet.   The phone is now with the gods of all electronics having served its useful, but short, life along with so many pictures that were waiting for a wifi connection to back up. Back on topic Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Leaving the Madeleines (AKA, Mags) was a s...
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