We left from the adorable village of Port Clyde awash in sparkling sunshine. Soon, we were out in Penobscot Bay on the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by what seemed like a thousand little islands like this one, Franklin Island…
This particular lighthouse was commissioned by none other than Thomas Jefferson when he was President. It’s still in service.
We were curious why our vessel, the LauraB flew this flag…
Our very cool tour guide informed us that this flag can only be flown on boats that have seen military action. Turns out that the LauraB first served in the U.S. Navy in the Solomon Islands during WWII, at which time it sported two machine guns and a cannon!
Jon, naturally was in his element, since the ostensible purpose of this voyage was to spot the elusive Puffin, which we did, but with no definitive photographic evidence, you’ll just have to take my word for it. We did see several eagles…
Of course, no vacation excursion would be complete without my daughter taking the most unflattering picture of her father…
Looks like somebody needs to lay off the whoopie pies…Thanks for the reminder, Kaitlin!!
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