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<\/a><\/p>\nWe arrived Casco Bay in the very early morning hours. Thankfully the sun was coming up which made poking our away among, through the rocks\/islands much easier. Did I mention the Lobster Pots? You can walk anywhere you want in Maine, hundreds of miles because there is a Lobster Pot to step on any where you want to go!!!<\/p>\n
South Freeport is a completely protected anchorage surrounded by beautiful cozy little homes.<\/p>\n Our friends friends from Mandela (Nancy & Ron) came and picked us up and the first stop had to be the LL Bean store. This is \u201cTHE\u201d LL Bean store. This one is open 24\/7\/365!<\/p>\n Back and Ron & Nancy\u2019s we enjoyed hanging out on the deck and relaxing.<\/p>\n With this view it is a pretty easy thing to do. Note Ron\u2019s Bee Hives on the right.<\/p>\n Of course we were \u201cforced\u201d to consume some fine Maine Lobsters!!<\/p>\n We ended the day at the Marina\u2019s cruisers lounge catching an episode of \u201cNext Network Food Star.\u201d Our friends from Eleanor Q\u2019s daughter is competing so we are heavily invested!<\/p>\n On Monday Ron & Nancy took us down to Portland to enjoy a walk around the historic waterfront and a visit to Art Museum which we really enjoyed. So many of the old waterfront buildings are still intact that it makes the area exceptionally inviting.<\/p>\n On the way back we made a quick stop at Delorme Map Company. They have the worlds largest rotating globe their lobby. Really cool.<\/p>\n After enjoying another lovely view from the deck and\u2026.<\/p>\n a \u201clittle\u201d ice cream we said are farewells. We have no idea when we will cross paths again with Mandela but we are all VERY confident we will and that\u2019s really all that matters.<\/p>\n Magnolia had a pleasant passage from Cape Cod into South Freeport ME. As you can see it really was a straight shot! A bit too far for a day trip so me had a leisurely over-night\u2019r getting a fair amount … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"