July 20, 2017 Covered Portage Cove

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Leaving Killarney en route to Covered Portage Cove.  This lighthouse on Partridge Island happens to be the little lighthouse in the bottom corner of the Facing the Door painting I liked so much.

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No more pink granite, but certainly lots and lots of quartz.

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The narrow entry in yet another hurricane hole of a cove.

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The Manatoana of Covered Portage Cove (only not quite as majestic)

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Supposedly there is an outline of an Indian face in the rocks, didn’t see it entering the cove.

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Sailboats anchored in zero feet of water per chart. Guess the locals know where to go!

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A bluff we decided to climb later in the day.

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Closer view of the cairn atop the bluff.

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This anchorage is a popular spot for local boaters.

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Looking back at the narrow entry.

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Anchored well into the cove. The triangle next to us represents the AIS symbol for the boat we’ve been traveling with. For those of you trying to find us on AIS, look for C’est le Bon MMSI#338149414. Since they transmit from atop a mast, their signal is better. Ours seems to have a very limited range.

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Just about to the top of the bluff.

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Made it!

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From the cairn’s viewpoint.

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Bob on deck, looks like he’s just wearing a flag today.

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Bob out for a paddle board trek.

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Meanwhile Hal, Terri and I picked blueberries.

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Aussie Bob coming back to pick us up at the trail head.

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Blue heron on guard. Later in the day we saw our first bald eagle of the trip.

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Another view of the bay and the top of our hike.

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Later in the evening (sun still setting after 9, this was at about 8:30) I took the paddle board back to the Indian Face rock cliff. With different lighting and a different angle I could see the face. Forehead and eye are above the tree line, nose is at the tree line. Apparently he has lost some of his jaw over the years.

2 thoughts on “July 20, 2017 Covered Portage Cove”

  1. What great shots! I saw the Indian face right away. Maybe it’s b/c I spent so much time with Finlay looking for cloud shapes!

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