Home from the Sea

Four days on the Schooner Mary Day, Sept 4-8, was a fun, lighthouse filled adventure. We had a lighthouse expert with us who enlightened us about all manner of things 'lighthouse'. Sailing around Penobscot Bay, we saw many from the sea and some from land. The most thrilling was Goose Rocks light. This lighthouse rises directly from the water, the only access being by boat. We dropped anchor and almost all of he passengers and crew ferried to the lighthouse and climbed up two ladders to get to the main entrance. Once there, we clambered up through 4 floors of living space on the lighthouse. Meanwhile, the people who had rented the lighthouse for the weekend came aboard the schooner. Big smiles on everyone's faces, especially our lighthouse expert.