June 19-20
After our failure to go ashore at Jewell Island, we have a second chance at Holbrook Island State Park. We anchored in a large bay next to Holbrook Island but just a hop, skip and jump from Castine Maine. The sail up from Seal Bay was only two hours so we splashed the Hare and took off for Castine. I really didn’t know much about Castine and didn’t really have much expectation. What we found was a really nice small town with lots of history. For example, it was the site of the worst naval disaster until Pearl Harbor. It is also home to the Maine Maritime Academy where you can get a four-year degree in all things nautical.
Holbrook Island had a convenient dock where we tied up the Hare and explored several trails on the island. Even managed to scare up one of the deer. The scenery here is amazing.
