Reminiscent of last year, when we regularly did 100 nautical mile days as we moved from Florida to Maine, we covered nearly 200 nautical miles from Camden, Maine to Provincetown, Massachussets, with stops in Portland, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire (lots of “Port” names).
Leaving Portland, we had a front row view of Portland Headlight, purported to be the most photographed lighthouse in the world. This lighthouse was commissioned by George Washington in 1787 when Maine still belonged to Massachussets. Because the government was poor at the time, the masons were told to build the lighthouse out of local materials that could be transported by oxen. This lighthouse was also the subject of a famous painting by American Painter, Edward Hopper.
We’re holding in Provincetown to greet Didier and Sandrine, who flew into Boston yesterday. They will be taking the fast ferry from Boston to Provincetown.
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Apologies for stealing 50+ year old punchlines, but was it a fast ferry or a slow ferry?
It were a slow ferry. Well, come to think of it, it were a fast ferry moving slowly. Wait… wrong story.