I was going to suggest the same thing. Life can't get much better than hanging
out at Merchants' Row and Mt. Desert is only about 20 miles away. The only
downside is that you'll have to be prepared to deal with a truly staggering
number of lobster pots.

There are a few other "pockets" along the Maine coast that can provide a few
weeks of great cruising without having to go "outside." Casco Bay has Freeport
(with LL Bean which runs a free shuttle to the store, with stops for groceries!)
and only 10 miles away is Jewell Island, one of the great "desolate" spots in
Maine. Within a few hours is Potts Harbor (best fish chowda at the Dolphin),
Quahog Bay, Cundy's, the Basin, a nice resort at Sebasco (rent a mooring and
enjoy fancy or casual dining), to name a few.

Or you could go down to the mid-coast, around Booth Bay.




"Rodney Myrvaagnes" wrote in message
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On 14 Mar 2004 19:45:08 -0800,
(Richard Malcolm) wrote:

I keep my 25 ft Four Winns up here in Boston. Since I work for a
college, I seem to have some time durring the summer to get away. For
the past couple of years I have paid someone to rent a trailer and
hual my boat somewhere, where I would vacation for 2 weeks or so. 2
years ago, it was to Lake Oneida, where my girlfriend and I traveled
east on the erie canal, then down the hudson to NYC and then to Long
Island sound before we ran out of time and got trailered back to
Boston. Last year, we got trailered to Montreal and worked our way up
the St Lawence, and eventually to Lake Champlain and down to the
Hudson River and ran out of time and got pulled out at Waterford at
the beginning of the Erie Canal.
We cruise around Boston all the time so for our vacation, we like
going somewhere a little more protected such as canals and lakes.
I am in the planning stages for this year and am hoping to get some
ideas of places to go for a 2 week or so vacation. I love quiet
places, but really like marinas and cities even more.

Would love to hear you ideas. Please keep in mind that trailering the
boat cost a lot so that part should not take longer than one day if
possible.
thanks (PS only 26 days till she is back in the water!) and it is
still snowing up here!!!!!

East Penobscot Bay and the adjoining Merchants Row are gorgeous. You
could get launched in Stonington or, on the Western side, at Rockland
or Rockport..

If you could wait for weather, you could go there on your own bottom.
I go to Maine every September on our sailboat (from NYC), but I
recognize that a 25-ft power boat may not be comfortable in some kind
of waves.


Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a

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