Sept. 5 It was again sunny but still windy. We took Mike and De in the dinghy to Holbrook Island for a nice walk around on the newly refurbished trails. Into Castine for lunch at BAH’s. Later, after some Biriba, Mike took us exploring in his dinghy around some of the coastline of the bay and even into a hidden smaller bay that was only accessible at high tide. Home again for a soup dinner and more Biriba.

Sept 6 We said good bye to Rita Marie and headed back to Rockland. Later that evening, we had a wonderful dinner with the Kimballs and saw their new boat to boot.

Sept. 7 Several workman came out to work on small boat projects with John and we “puttered”.

Sept. 8 I finally got my hair cut and we got groceries and lobsters (to cook up for lobster newburg in the winter). Off to Isleboro to meet up with an old friend of John’s and his new wife. They had a tour of our boat and we toured theirs. Later, we all went out to a delicious dinner at the golf club.

Sept. 9 We just hung around on the boat for the day.

Sept. 10 Motored up to Bucks Harbor and got our mooring. Drinks and dinner on Rita Marie and we met Izzy who was De’s matron of Honor.

Sept.11 Everyone spent the day getting the yacht club decorated for the wedding. De, Izzy, and I went to the market for groceries and flowers which I arranged later. We invited a crowd for cocktails.

Sept.12 Wedding day! The wedding party arrived and we had the ceremony on the foredeck in the glorious sun. Champagne and photos followed and then we all went into the yacht club for the reception. There was a good D.J. and seeing many of our sailing friends all together was also a treat. Wild dancing and lots of cheer and love to go around made for a wonderful afternoon! Their dinghy also got the “wedding treatment”. We went home to recuperate.

Sept. 13 A gray morning and a slow one too after all of the festivities. We extricated ourselves from the mooring and headed to Smith Cove off of Castine. Mike and De (the honeymooners) were not far behind. When they arrived, we all donned our rain gear and libations and got into the dinghy for an expedition up the nearby Bagadus River. We sped along up the river loving the scenery, company and libations with Mike happily at the wheel and the rain held off till after we returned to Windermere. Now it was Biriba time with nibble,s which became dinner, and more libations. The girls were loosing which we were not happy about!

Sept 14. It was raining early but slowly cleared. The honeymooners said goodbye and headed off down the bay for more adventures. We headed into Castine for groceries and lunch at our favorite place BAH’s and had our favorite tomato cognac soup. The sun was warm and the day clear for a while but later, a quick thunderstorm came through- nap time. I got up because I had cooking to do for Chris, Corey and company who were coming the next day. As I stood at the sink, I noticed a rainbow out the window and a few minutes later, six loons floated by out in the bay! Not all bad scenery- that’s Maine for you.