Snow Island

Moonbeam
David and Lynn Wilkie
Sun 10 Jul 2011 02:04

 

 

43.48.918N  069.54.420W

 

Thursday was another glorious morning and at 10.30 we were the last to leave the narrow anchorage. Lobster boats were lifting their traps and we saw a boat rigged for tuna fishing- they harpoon tuna weighing up to 900lbs and the market price is dictated by the Japanese economy where it goes for Sushi!

 

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The island channels are well buoyed but the fishermen have obviously found these to be the best lobster grounds as the channels are full of multi coloured floats.

 

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                                                                                                                         Lobster boat cuts across our bow                                 

 

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We headed up Quahog Bay and anchored to the East of Snow Island in perfect tranquillity.

 

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Snow Island anchorage

 

The lovely conditions even tempted me to dive from the boat but I promptly dived back out again! The rocky wooded shores and island reminded us of Moidart but in places there are interesting houses tucked into the trees with moorings and docks- certainly a beautiful location.

 

After a quiet night we left the anchorage at 10.30 and headed back down the channel for 3 miles before heading east through the ledges and up the New Meadows River to The Basin which is a totally enclosed anchorage and famous for its shelter.

 

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                                                                                                                                  At anchor watching an osprey nest

 

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Again the channels are chocked full with lobster trap markers and you pass villages where fishing is the only industry. There is a boatyard nearby which must be pretty laid back as apparently when asked if they monitored the VHF radio the reply was “ hell no, half the time we don’t even monitor the telephone! “