Pulpit and Camden

Camden, Maine
No LL

We spent our night in Pulpit Harbor, but we didn't get to experience much of the beauty. It was cold and rainy all the time we were there.

This morning I gave my crew a choice. The weather forecast called for more rain starting this afternoon. I said that we could explore North Haven Island by foot this morning, or pull up anchor and head for Camden to see what we could see there. (We've never been in Camden before.) They chose Camden, so here we are.

Camden and Boothbay are very similar places. Both cater mainly (and Mainly ha ha bad pun) to tourists and depend on the central harbor for their charm. However, Libby and I love Boothbay yet we have a negative impression of Camden, based on our short stay. For starters, there is almost no place to anchor here, so we tried for a mooring buoy. We called Wayfaer, the local mooring company, and they wanted $40 per night to moor. That's far too much. $20 is a fair price for a transient mooring. $30 is the highest I'm willing to pay. $40 is over the top.

Rather than moor, we sought out the corner of the harbor where there are a few spots to anchor and dropped the hook. Then we launched the dinghy and motored in to the public dock. I headed here to the library to write a blog, while Libby and Nick looked around the town to see what they could see. Surprise, in less than 30 minutes, Nick and Libby came back and said that they couldn't find anything of interest. Tourist gift shops are not our thing.

I really can't explain why we like Boothbay but not Camden.

Oh well, we'll move over to Islesboro to anchor overnight tonight.

By the way, we'll have to find wet weather activities to do soon to have fun. The NOAA forecast calls for rain every day through next Tuesday.