It was only a 3.3 mile run down the St Georges River to Port Clyde from Maple Juice Cove, and we were able to do it under jib. Slow, but it was nice to sail for a change. Us, Looma IV and Saphir dropped the hook in the northern anchorage and we dinghied ashore.
Port Clyde isn’t worth more than a day’s visit, but what a charming town. The general store had pretty much all the groceries you’d need for a basic provisioning run, so we did a walk through to assess before wandering around town. We walked out to the Marshall Point Lighthouse and visited the museum there, then rounded our way back to town for ice cream. I found a blueberry pie to bring along for dessert to Saphir later that night.
We picked up groceries and sat at the store counter for a bite of lunch. We went back to the boat to store groceries and rest, then came back to town to visit the Barn Bar (per James’ recommendation). An old red barn decorated in a shabby chic style, we bellied up to the bar to begin celebrating Klaus’ birthday. Locals came in and insisted on buying us shots of Screech – an infamous Newfoundland rum (think Jagermeister). Klaus insisted on oysters on the half shell, so it was a good start to the evening. Then we all headed over to Saphir, where Katrin had prepared a traditional Sunday roast for the birthday boy, complete with homemade spaetzel. Mads had brought the Cuban rum and we sat around the table for hours telling stories and enjoying each others’ company for the last time before we all headed south at different paces.
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