WOW! With Anne Marie’s “Hawaiian” miles, plus Tom’s “Fuji” miles added to Paula and Bree’s and my miles, we traveled another 79+ miles! So many miles, in fact, that I’ve had to split this update into two parts!
Here’s the route so far:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=730446
After hanging out at the College of the Atlantic, we woke early and had a delicious breakfast. Then, as we started out for our hike, we looked out over Frenchman Bay and noticed several islands in the distance. It turns out they are called the Porcupine Islands – Burnt Porcupine Island, Long Porcupine Island , Sheep Porcupine Island , and Bald Porcupine Island! What kind of drugs were they on when they named those islands?
Turning inland we hiked along Eagle Lake Road, taking in all of the beauty surrounding us. We passed by the shores of Eagle Lake and wished we could spend all day there, hiking around the lake on the shore trail. But Lake Mary, Florida calls to us, so we stayed on the main road.
Only a little way further and we came to Somes Sound , a beautiful inlet which some have said is the only fjord on the east coast of the United States. We turned right onto Sound Dr. and soon we arrived in Somesville, a beautiful little village settled in 1761. We then turned left on Rte. 102, also known as Main Street, past Somes Harbor and along the shores of Echo Lake. If we were here in summer, we could go for a dip in Echo Lake, as it is staffed by a lifeguard and is the most popular freshwater swimming spots on the island.
But we were dreaming of Florida beaches, so we moved on. We went past the Causeway Club but didn’t stop to play any golf or tennis. Just past the club, we turned right onto Seal Cove Road which headed us away from the more heavily populated parts of the island. We soon arrived in Seal Cove but continued right through and turned left onto Cape Road.
At this point you all were wondering where I was leading you. “Hey??!!!” you asked, “Why are you taking us way out here into the middle of nowhere?” Okay, okay. I had an ulterior motive. With all of these extra miles to use, I thought I would use some of them to hitch a ride on a lobsterman’s boat and let him take us across Blue Hill Bay so we could go visit my Uncle Bob and Aunt Carrie. He’s my mother’s older brother and he’s 91 ½, (she’s 93 ½) and they live across Blue Hill Bay in North Brooklin. I have very fond memories of visiting them one summer when I was very young, and eating my very first lobster there.
So we hiked down Cape Road until we got to the shore. We hailed a passing lobster boat and hopped on. But this guy would only take us the short hop and skip over to Moose Island. He passed us off to his friend, who then carried us over to Hardwood Island, home to a big salmon farm that is cause for some environmental concern.
Just as we were wondering how we would get off this island and across the bay, who do you think showed up to carry us across Blue Hill Bay? Hunky Captain Jamie, that’s who! He just happened to be cruising around far south of his usual route. Weren’t we lucky? 
Continued in Part II…
Just kidding, Tom.
What am I saying!??!! I just spent over 2 hours writing the update for our 79+ miles (46 of which were Tom’s Fuji miles)!!!
