Another beautiful day. Quite calm, bright sun, pleasant temperature. We plan on spending a few days cruising among the islands of Casco Bay before heading back to Fairhaven.
Took the dirty clothes to the laundromat first thing this morning. It was sure easy, using the car. There's a nice park across the street, so I strolled around it while the clothes washed.
The generator's having problems again. Roy's been working on it and has gotten it to run, but it isn't producing electricity. He thinks the problem is the capacitor, so we drove to Radio Shack to see if they had one, but they didn't. They suggested an automotive electronics supply store, but it isn't open on Sunday.
One of the problems I overlooked when I rented the car yesterday is the fact that most of the buses don't run on Sunday, including the one we took going to the rental agency. Fortunately, another bus, not too far away, runs once an hour on Sunday. I left Roy at the boat and took the car back. Walked very fast to the bus stop. I was hoping to catch the 12:17, so I wouldn't have to wait an hour for the next one. Turned out, the stop wasn't as far away as I had thought. Got there in plenty of time. Had to wait fifteen minutes for the bus. Rode to downtown Portland and then walked across the bridge to South Portland. None of the South Portland buses run on Sunday.
It was a few minutes after one when I reached the boat. Took a quick shower, turned in the key, and took off. Had no trouble getting away from the dock and through the channel. Went right by an old Liberty Ship that was built here during World War II and is open to the public today. A lot of people waved to us and we waved back.
Such a clear, bright day! We finally got to see all the scenery we had missed coming in through the fog. Easy to find our way today.
As soon as we got out of the harbor, we raised the mainsail and headsail and turned off the engine. The breeze was light, but we had plenty of time. Moved along at two to three knots.
Reached Jewell Island about six o'clock. A lot of boats were already in the tiny harbor, so we anchored just outside. This is a small, uninhabited island, one of many off the coast of Maine. There are hundreds of small islands in Casco Bay alone, and most of them are uninhabited. It's going to be fun visiting them.
As soon as we got here, Roy got in his Royak and went exploring. I put the clean clothes away and then took a nap. For some reason, I felt very sleepy. By the time Roy returned, it was getting pretty cold. A man from a nearby boat rowed over and loaned us a book on the Maine Coast.
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