We left Portland with a bit of trouble. With the tide and the wind we had a hard time backing out of the slip. We eventually backed all the way out and were on our way. The wind was NE 5-10 right where we wanted to go. Anyway we put up the sails and beat into it. It was a nice sail except for having to dodge all the hazards. Once it got too narrow we put the motor on and motored into South Freeport where we picked up a mooring in the river. The marina was having a band on the deck with food so we availed ourselves and enjoyed the music.
    It was really quiet here at night. With no wind banging halyards and waves slapping at the hull and for the first time in a while no sirens it was quiet.


Saturday July 9th The forecast calls for rain all day so we decided to stay here. We walked into Freeport and went to LL Bean. It is impressive to see the place but it's not really us so we had a nice lunch and walked back. I heard from a guy who was supposed to have a CD rally this weekend but canceled it because of the weather. He thought we should still try and get together. So we hopped the ferry over to Bustin Island where he lives and met up with him and his family. He graciously showed us around his home and then we walked around the island. We caught the last ferry back and retired.

July 10th It rained most of the night and was raining when we got up so we decided to stay another day. We did manage to get off the boat for a walk between showers. The refrig was acting up so we emptied it and defrosted it. It seems to be OK now.