Later that afternoon we took advantage of the northerly winds (which shifted to the south during our sail, but still worked well) and headed off to North Haven. Having never been around the northern end of the island, we were in for a treat. A few mega mansions dotted the cliffs, but things were pretty isolated and we only passed one lobster boat and one sailboat at anchor. We came around the northeastern point, down into the Little Thoroughfare. We dropped anchor just past a ketch and had nearly the whole spot to ourselves. It’s an interesting waterway, too shallow for lobster pots (only 25 feet deep) and very few homes, so you can anchor pretty much anywhere. A charter schooner came along and also dropped anchor later on that night. It turns out Burnt Island and Calderwood Island are perfect stops for hiking, beaches, and they do lobster bakes for the guests here.
After a beautiful sunset and an absolutely spectacular sunrise (got up at 5:30 to use the head, peered out the portholes, and grabbed my phone immediately to go take pictures), we dinghied over to Burnt Island to hike. The trail leads around the entire island and takes an hour if you hold a steady pace – more like 90 minutes if you stroll and stop to explore – or to check email. We got to the northeast corner of the island and our phones suddenly started beeping. In such an isolated spot, we suddenly had three bars, full service and we stopped for a technology break. We finished the hike, including visiting a creepy old dilapidated house on the grounds, and headed back to the boat. We had originally planned on heading over to the village of North Haven, but opted to spend another night since it was such a lovely spot.
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