25 nautical miles

Today was foggy- again! After breakfast I paddled around and then helped set up the rope swing. While the boys were swinging my dad dove under the boat to check the prop. We were having troubles with the engine this morning, so we wanted to make sure there was nothing caught in the prop or shaft. Dad surfaced with a rope from a lobster pot that had gotten caught in the prop. I'm so glad we didn't have to haul Running Tide to solve the problem!

After fixing the engine, I read part of my book before doing some math lessons. We left the mooring around noon. My dad took the stitches on Clarke’s tooth off! There was a little pain and blood, but we got some ice cream afterwards and everyone was happy again! The fog came back while we were sailing so my dad and I made a system to avoid all lobster pots and toggles (a toggle is essentially a lobster trap with 2 pots that catch more keel boats than lobsters). The fog lifted when we were close to Bass Harbor, but 3 foot swells came rolling in from nearby storms. Luckily we were close to Northeast Harbor so we didn't have to endure them for long! We tied up at a floating dock that was anchored in the middle of Northeast Harbor. We shared the space with a lobster boat with hundreds of live lobsters floating in crates in the water. On the dock next to us was another J46! There are only 40 J46’s in the world, so it extremely rare to see another one. This is actually the second time we've seen another J46 in the last day!

After getting settled on the dock we went to the laundromat to do some laundry, but the power went out right as we got there. We stayed another 30 minutes while the storm passed. In that time, we met a family from Connecticut who chartered a boat for a trip and also participated in junior sailing. Once the storm had passed (mostly) we went to a market to to get some things for dinner. I can't wait to go hiking tomorrow in Acadia National Park!