day twenty-four - down and back on Eggemoggin Reach

Up at 5:30, calm and clear. Quiet on the harbor, even the lobster boats heed the "no wake" buoys. Fog slides down the hills, never quite reaching the water. New set of clothes and a clean the boat. There is a tiny cove with a boat ramp and town dock on the northwest corner of the harbor. Motor there to get rid of some trash. I find that there are recycle bins there but no place for trash. I've come across this a few times before in Maine. Why should the little towns pay to get rid of cruisers trash? Motor over to Buck's Harbor Maine. Not open yet, there is a small store and a fuel dock, plus a sign showing where I can drop off the trash. How nice. Get rid of the trash and, when the store opens, top of the fuel can. The lady at the store tells me I am welcome to leave SPARTINA at the dock while I walk up to the coffee shop in the village.Iced tea and a blueberry muffin in the in the old post office of the one-intersection town. Beautiful murals on the walls and a great breakfast, plus…