Phinally Photos

Actually, there are no photographs to show of today's activity since our main objective was the maiden voyage of the raft we purchased last year and I was not about to take a camera out on the water.  After blowing up the raft and reading all appropriate instructions, we all trooped down for a launch from the floating dock here at Sunset Point.  Deb, Linda and I set out on the first trip and quickly discovered that a vessel without a keel is not the easiest thing to navigate in a wind.  Fortunately, the breeze was blowing toward the shore so at least this first attempt would not take us out to sea.  After a bit of trial and error, we finally became at least a little proficient in guiding the craft to where we wanted to go and we successfully circumnavigated the cove, touching shore at about five points along the way (just to prove we could).  We landed back at the dock, discharged Deb and took on Mary as a passenger for our second voyage.  This time, with Linda and myself being already a bit worn from the first trip, we simply crossed the cove and returned, but had one h*** of a time getting back to the dock as the wind kept trying to push us into the marsh.  Eventually, we returned with everyone safe and sound.
Now for all the photographs you missed last week.  You can select any of the following slide shows as your time permits:
Getting to Maine - 19 Photos
Bar Harbor - 38 Photos
Acadia National Park - 28 Photos
Western Bay and Blue Hill Bay - 30 Photos
Norumbega Mountain Hike - 26 Photos
Penobscot Area - 27 Photos
Shopping Bar Harbor - 7 Photos
Be sure to look for captions at the bottom of each photograph.