It was a relatively short drive from Somes Sound to the
Harrington River. But the roads were narrow (without shoulders), windy,
and sometimes with steep inclines. We arrived at the campground around
1100 and were greeted by Kurt, the owner of the facility. Sunset Point
is located on the Harrington River and Mill Creek. It is an interesting
river with a width of .1 nm (LW) to .5 (HW) The tidal range here is 13.
The river goes from a muddy creek to a decent looking river. At low
tide, we saw local fisherman scraping the sandy 'islands' for a variety
of shell fish.
The campground has many walking paths
that provide nice views of Mills Creek and Harrington River. It was
relaxing to watch the tide rise and fall to provide yet another picture
of the water and land. Ann tried her hand at walking the paths and did
a good job considering her back. She took a break at this converted
chicken coop after she climbed up the river bank.
It is a shame that we only had reservations for two nights as it is such
a peaceful and friendly place. Tomorrow, we go to another Sunset Point
but that one is located outside of Lubec ME.
From Harrington to Lubec is only a couple hour drive but
the road (US 1) is rough. We stayed at the Sunset Pt. RV Park on
Johnson Bay. The views here are breathtaking and the RVers are the
closest to the cruiser class we have met on the water. We had good times
with 4 neighboring RVs during our short time stay here(4 nights). The
tidal range here is up to 23'.
The office is full of friendly and helpful foks.
The facility is less than two miles away from the center of Lubec (the
most Eastern town in the USA) The main road has broad shoulders which
makes for easy walking to town. There are local parks within old people
walking distance also. Here we can just hang out, walk the walk, or
chase sea glass on Johnson Bay.
Ann still cannot walk very far, so Bob headed to the
village of Lubec to explore the town and the waterway to get from Quoddy
Narrows to the Lubec town mooring field. The FDR bridge in the Lubec
Narrows is one of the challenges. The bridge is 47' at high tide or 70
feet at low. The currents can easily exceed 4 kts between slack water.
The coastal pilots recommend local knowledge due to the current and
low depths at low water. More homework before our 2022 passage.
The town itself is struggling with
Covid restrictions and lack of tourism. There are several nice
restaurants, but many are only open 3 or 4 days a week. There is a well
stocked IGA grocery and a gas station which sells diesel. The
waterfront is clean and in good repair. There are moorinsg for
transients on their way to Eastport, St. Andrews, or elsewhere in New
Brunswick. We can't wait until next year.
We went on a RV field trip down some of the byways
towards the coast. We explored West Quoddy Head lighthouse. Ann was a
real trooper walking from the parking area to the facility. The views
of the Lubec and Quoddy Narrows were tremendous and we could see Grand
Manan Island in the background (another place we want to go next year).
We ended our side trip by going to Cutler, a lobster fishing
community, which we hope to visit on our boat next year. The harbor and
people are quite friendly but our pictures are a disappointment.
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