the
Hermit
Island Wayfarer Rally Small Point, Maine * August 13-20, 2005 Uncle Al's Scrap Book: Thursday, the 18th - 2 pics by Julia and Al Schonborn |
Having decided to give
SHADES
a rest, our group of four decided to visit the Maine
Maritime Museum
in Bath. We began our tour with an admiration of the
fishing schooner Sherman
Zwicker (above). ... |
Then, it was on to Lobstering
... ... |
... and the Maine Coast Exhibit. ... |
A ship's
launching is
about to
be re-enacted in the Launch Tank, though, as
our narrator (second
from left) pointed out, the real thing was far
more complex and
sometimes resulted in a ship that wouldn't move,
resulting in the need
for
the ship to be dismantled and re-built before a second
launch attempt
could be made - a mistake that no builder ever made
twice!!
... |
This was my
personal favourite, where the old-time woodworking
skills are being
kept alive and classics are being ... ... |
... brought back to
life. ... |
Hey! Now this is
what I
needed when I was laminating the wherewithal for my
home-made
centreboard and rudder blade. Anyway, after an hour or
so of wandering
around, a lunch
break was in order. Chuck and Ginny got into their van
(which was also
their Hermit Island living quarters) ready to lead us
to lunch. Alas,
when Julia and I began to follow in our car, there was
a heavy
ker-thunk with each turn of the wheels. I stopped
immediately and
flashed my lights at Chuck in a panic, ran over and
explained that
there was a problem. None of the tires was flat, but a
second look
revealed a piece of wood with a nail sticking from it
into the right
front tire. It was decided that I would pull off the
piece of wood and
then Chuck would try to lead us to a local source of
tire repairs. When
I ripped the wood and its nail out of the tire, there
was a loud whoosh
and I was ready to give up and call AAA, but Chuck
suggested we give it
try. After running only one amber light, I followed
Chuck and Ginny
into a gas station where Chuck was further directed to
the "right"
place. Despite the continuing whooshing, our tire
still appeared
reasonably inflated, and after running only two more
amber lights, I
arrived right behind Chuck at ...
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... Skip
Cahill
Tire (pic stolen from their web site). The
problem was explained,
and right away, a young gentleman very politely
directed me to place my
car into a parking spot marked out in front of one of
the garage doors.
He
assured me the car would be ready in a few minutes,
and indeed it was.
Our mechanic had fixed two punctures and only wanted
$15. I was more
than pleased, since I had pictured hours of waiting
time and far more
expense. I can most certainly recommend Cahill
Tire in Bath,
Maine to
one and all.
...Chuck and Ginny, meanwhile, had discovered Miss Julie's, a hot dog stand at the far right end of this little strip mall. There we were able to have a lovely little lunch at a tree-shaded picnic table, while my tire was being fixed. Another crisis avoided, we headed back to Hermit Island where I finally got to have a look at Chuck's baby ... |
... in the
trailer park. Here she is, Wayfarer
767 looking beautiful - if
a bit leaky (as babies
tend to be!) - with the proud father looking on. ... |
The trailer park being
right next to the Marina, we subsequently took this
opportunity to see
all those
places we had run aground on, now that The Branch
was at really low tide. ... |
At the launch area, it
was
... ... |
... the same story. No
wonder we had run aground so often and ... ... |
... so easily! Note SHADES looking a
bit lonely at
the dock. ... |
Julia and I had
decided
to check out the beaches on the west side of Hermit
Island on this
afternoon. So we took one more shot looking south
towards the camp
store at low tide, before going to the store which
would be the
departure point for our walk and where we could get
...
... |
... the low tide
reverse
view towards the launch area. In the distance, it seemed
like a
Wayfarer was stuck on "dry" mud ... ... |
... but the zoom lens
revealed
just enough water for a Wayfarer to make progress! ... |
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Then Julia and I began
our
tour with a look at ... ... |
... Head Beach,
followed by
... ... |
... Sand Dune Beach
complete with its threatening sky to the NW. ... |
Clouds and a cool
breeze
were beginning to make this late afternoon less than
ideal for
sunbathing. ... |
But it was still
extremely
pretty in
various ... ... |
... ways. ... |
There were endless
lovely
views to be had, especially from up on ... ... |
... the rocks that
separated the beaches. ... |
Eyes just don't get
any
beadier than this!! ... |
We had a great view to
the
NW from the
rocks above Sunset Lagoon. In the distance, we ... |
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