A few tunes & hellos from uninhabited islands off the coast of central Maine. I chat and share tunes with special guests every Monday at 6pm CDT, live on both Facebook and YouTube–join me!
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Day 33 Photo Tour of Swan’s Island 8-6
In the morning we took advantage of the B and B’s shower and laundry that had been arranged for us. Our first laundry of the trip, and I was surprised that we’ve been able to suffice with a very small wardrobe. Then we tried to hitchike to the only tiny grocery store on the island […]
Day 32 Another NASA Contact 8-5
I’ve gotten a bit behind on my First Mate’s log, so will try to catch up! It was a rainy morning, so we thought we’d wait until to rain let up to row to shore and make our way to the Sweet Chariot Festival festivities. However, every time the rain seemed to start to subside […]
Day 31 Shanties from a Schooner (First Mate’s Log)
The Sweet Chariot Festival has been going on for some 20 odd years, and I could see many people have made longtime friends here. The community and sheer joy of sharing music reminded me of how I grew up with the Jones School of Folk Music and the Old Town School of Folk Music. Say, […]
Day 30 Sweet Chariot Festival – First Mate’s Log
We enjoyed our last morning at the peaceful Merchant’s Island and bid goodbye to the gentle waves lapping up against the shore accompanied only by the sounds of seagulls and the occasional loon. Today we would change to a very different setting. It was a sunny day with even winds so we sailed off the […]
Day 29 First Mate’s Log
I recorded last Monday Live while the tide was coming up, and had to keep running back to pull the tender higher up on the shore. It’s too heavy for me to bring it all the way up, and tides are stronger yet today, 11 feet or more. If you didn’t catch it, the link […]
Day 28 Mussel Pearls & Mink 8-1
We were enjoying the peaceful setting so decided to stay a couple more days. While I prepared for my Monday Live, Bryan rowed to shore and videotaped a mink amongst the rocks, to appear in a future episode if AcousticSailing I’m sure. Today Bryan cooked up some mussels that he had gathered and had been […]
Day 27 Sparkles in the Water
We set sail from Pulpit to Merchant Island. I had thought the shores would be lined by shops, but not so. This area is called Merchant’s Row, an archipelago of islands filled with natural harbors and… lots of lobster pots. The cove where we anchored on Merchant Island has a beautiful natural view on all […]
Day 26 Two Ships Passing
We enjoyed watching the classic boat regatta on our way towards Pulpit Harbor. There were two 1870’s wind jammers in the fleet, One was the Stephen Tabor that passed within 50 feet directly in front of us. We got a friendly wave from Captain Noah and remembered last year when we rowed over and boarded […]
Day 25 Camden Rock & Roll
I hope you can join me at 7pm EDT on my YouTube or FB page for Monday Live—a hello and a couple tunes. Here is the latest update for my First Mate’s Log. We heard there was a classic boat regatta in Camden, just a little north of us, so we sailed there and found […]