The next morning we motored 3 miles over to North Haven. It’s much busier with alot more boat wakes from passing lobstermen and tourist boats, but quiets down quickly at night. We went ashore mid-day to explore and found a very small village. You can circle the main neighborhood in less than 30 minutes of walking. We stopped by Nebo Lodge (farm to table fine dining) to find out that they weren’t open for lunch, but made friends with the local neighborhood cat (who went so far as to fall asleep across Trip’s feet while he stood in place). We headed down the hill to Calderwood Hall to find that they only offer pre-packaged sandwiches for lunch, and pizza (which they’re famous for) wouldn’t be available till 4 pm. Even the local brewery didn’t open till 2. We grabbed a loaf of fresh focaccia and some fruit from the local farm, and headed back to the boat for lunch.
On our way back into town we stopped by Petronella, a bright red ketch we had seen several times over the last few weeks. Turns out they’re new OCC members and were also getting ready to head to Camden for the rally and mini-cruise. John and I started talking sourdough bread and yogurt onboard, Trip rolled his eyes, and we headed for the mainland. We started out at Nebo at the bar for appetizers (beef carpaccio and mussels). Our bartender Toby entertained us with her crazy travel stories (missed the ship 3 times on a carribbean cruise with family and had to find her own way back to the boat), some of which strained credibility. A local private chef joined the conversation, telling stories about cooking on the island. We bid our goodbyes, much as the main menu looked tempting, because we still had pizza to try. Back down the hill to Calderwood Hall and we got a pizza and beer. After all the appetizers, we only ate half the pizza, which was great for me because I knew the rest would be perfect for breakfast/lunch the next morning.
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