Morning comes with the thickest of fogs. Thunder at 7:00.
Hot tea with breakfast while waiting out the weather.
The sounds of light rain, thunder, diesel engines and birds while I read under the boom tent.
11:30 rain and fog gone. Stow the gear, bring down the boom tent. Sail of anchor at noon, hoping to pass through Burnt Coat Harbor on Swans Island. Stowing the anchor I look up to see the fog moving back in. The south end of Swans Island disappears in the fog bank.
Head northeast towards West Point, making 4.5 aided by a strong flood tide. The fog slides north and the island disappears near the swirling waters at West Point where two tides collide.
Sailing just off the fog-covered rocky shore to the north-northeast.
Passing Buckle Harbor the slides back south and we've got bright blue skies. 1:30 caught in competing tides in Casco Passage just off Orono Island.
1:45 exploring the western side of beautiful Mackerel Bay. See a couple of nice anchorages, but also see the fog coming back over the island. Enough of that. Turn back to clear skies and the anchorage at Orono Island. Anchor down 3:10.
9.12 NM
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