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Day 37 Secret Basil Transplant
We swung south to Mackerel cove, where we grabbed a mooring in front of Mike Wilson’s house. He had hosted a picking party both this year and last. Unfortunately Mike and his wife weren’t home, but Doug Day appeared in a motorboat at the floating dock where we had tied our dinghy, towing his son […]
Day 36: A Magical Path
We left south Somes in the morning. Bryan spotted a group of three small uninhabited islands that weren’t mentioned in the Maine cruising book, so curiosity prompted us to anchor there and row ashore. The shore was lined by egg-size multicolored stones perfectly polished by years of ocean currents. We made our was across the […]
Day 35 Neighbors Rescue Dinghy & M at the Helm
We set sail through Somes Sound to make gradual progress westward. The wind was on the nose, but it was a beautiful sunny day so rather than motor the entire way Bryan decided to tack back and forth, making slow progress but enjoying being one of the few boats with sails gracefully unfurled. I watched […]
Day 34 Direction: Somes
We motored out of Burnt Coat Harbor, not quite sure what direction to head. Bryan wanted to get as far east as Roque, but realized it might be a race to get back home in time for September gigs. The wind was light and variable, so not conducive to shoot further east, clinching the decision […]
Concert at Old Town School Chicago
Join me on Sat, Sept. 25th for a concert with Bryan’s incredible visual backdrops at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago at 5pm CDT. Tell your Chicago area friends! Click on the link for more details and to register for tickets. I hope to see you there! https://www.oldtownschool.org/concerts/2021/09-25-2021-muriel-anderson/
Monday Live from islands south of Vinalhaven, ME
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!
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, […]