Day 10 – Portland to Kennebunkport

Breakfast in Portland was in a café called "Mornings in Paris" where we had pastries and coffee. Walking back to the boat we saw a little of Berlin, a city that we had visited only weeks before,

After a relaxing start to the day we headed out of port towards Kennebunkport. Looking back on the city we couldn’t help to notice how big the ocean liners are.

We also watched as tugs were bringing an oil tanker into port

We exited the main channel

And on the way south saw more boats that chase tuna

As we were arriving close to Kennebunkport we had to stay clear of a Presidential restricted zone – here is one of the buoys marking the territory – because of the summer residence of the Bush family.

As we came between the breakwaters we noticed that the red and green channel markers were very close together – you can see them just off our bow and there was some significant current

We docked at “Chicks Marina” (not certain why it is called that name) which was very hospitable. As we walked into town we could see the impact of low tide.

If you ever go to Kennebunkport we would advise you to steer a little clear of the main downtown and look for some of the slightly off the track restaurants. We went to a wine bar aptly named “Old Vine”. Great selection of wine and small plates and wonderful staff. Janet, was very good a mixing with the diners and suggesting different wines. Definitely a place to go back to.

Here are some shots in the evening and final Prairie Gold oat the face dock.