Lobster capital of the world

Today marks eight weeks since we left the marina in Bayfield, and we're moored in Rockland, Maine, the Lobster Capital of the World. A celebration is in order, wouldn’t you agree? Hmm, what to do, what to do... I guess the only question is “Where should we go for our lobster?”

Speaking of lobster, we spent a while visiting with a couple of lobstermen from near Boston; they were fascinated with our journey. Captain Peter Mahoney made us an irresistible offer: if we come and visit him and his wife when we're in the Boston area, they'd serve us all the lobster we can eat in an evening! I'm willing to bet it would be fresh, and by then we might even be ready for more.

The day started out surprisingly warm and sunny, so we savored the beautiful morning as we sat in the cockpit savoring our coffee and breakfast, then took the dinghy into Camden (recommended to us by a friend - thanks, Tim) and walked around town. Camden is a quaint seaside town and we found it charming and tranquil. We meandered in and out of the shops, stopped to take photos and enjoy the scenery, and simply breathed in the ambiance.

We got back to the boat around noon and ate lunch on our way to Rockland, one of Maine's largest fishing ports. It's a busier harbor, with ferries, fishing boats, and other commercial vessels coming and going along with private boats.

Last night and tonight we've moored rather than docked, which is a lot cheaper - $30 a night instead of $90. So far, the marinas in Maine have been a lot more expensive than the ones in Canada, where the least we paid for a mooring or dock was nothing and the most we paid for a dock was $80 including tax (but only in the big cities; it was typically closer to $40-$50). We know it will get more expensive as we travel down the east coast. Some marinas charge as much as $4.50 a foot, so we will anchor and moor when possible, but there's often no option but to dock.