So we pulled up anchor at 10 and headed out. As predicted, it wasn’t smooth sailing with the wind blowing at 20-25 mph and 3-4 foot foot seas. It wasn’t the worse we’ve been through but it wasn’t much fun. We wanted to go someplace new and since we had been to Kennebunkport before, we decided to go to Perkins Cove which sounded very pretty. The guidebook noted the challenge of getting in there as well being able to secure a mooring, but we were lucky and Jonny spoke to the friendly harbormaster who encouraged us to come on in.
When we entered the channel into Perkins Cove, we knew we had made a good decision. Of course, the seas calmed down immediately. We tied up temporarily to a dock and the young, handsome harbormaster took Jonny on his skiff to show him our mooring and the special way we needed to tie up to it in the small and crowded harbor. We proceeded to move Zendo to a prime spot in the middle of the harbor. Perkins Cove is a totally charming village. The harbor is filled with well-kept fishing boats and sailboats. We were so close to shore that Jonny rowed us in on our dinghy. What a beautiful, charming village! It was originally a small fishing community and artists colony and is part of the town of Ogunquit.
Afterwards we walked along the 1.5 mile Marginal Way. This is an amazingly scenic cliff walk along the shore that ends in Ogunquit. It is a magnificent rocky shoreline with a few little beaches (and one larger one) along the way. The views are outstanding and never-ending.
Once we reached Ogunquit we walked around a little but did not venture throughout the town as we had a long walk back. Ogunquit is bigger, very nice, but a bit more touristy than tiny Perkins Cove, which we preferred.
When we entered the channel into Perkins Cove, we knew we had made a good decision. Of course, the seas calmed down immediately. We tied up temporarily to a dock and the young, handsome harbormaster took Jonny on his skiff to show him our mooring and the special way we needed to tie up to it in the small and crowded harbor. We proceeded to move Zendo to a prime spot in the middle of the harbor. Perkins Cove is a totally charming village. The harbor is filled with well-kept fishing boats and sailboats. We were so close to shore that Jonny rowed us in on our dinghy. What a beautiful, charming village! It was originally a small fishing community and artists colony and is part of the town of Ogunquit.
By this time we were hungry for lunch so we headed into the village, past the harbormaster’s office and a few shops and on to the nearby Lobster Shack where we had fish chowder and lobster rolls and chatted with the doorman, other diners (one of whom lived in Miami) and the owner.
Afterwards we walked along the 1.5 mile Marginal Way. This is an amazingly scenic cliff walk along the shore that ends in Ogunquit. It is a magnificent rocky shoreline with a few little beaches (and one larger one) along the way. The views are outstanding and never-ending.
Once we reached Ogunquit we walked around a little but did not venture throughout the town as we had a long walk back. Ogunquit is bigger, very nice, but a bit more touristy than tiny Perkins Cove, which we preferred.
It was quite sunny and hot as we walked back to Perkins Cove where all three of us (Archie included) took naps once we returned to Zendo!
That evening we had salmon, roasted broccoli and the rest of our corn on the cob for dinner. At 8:30 we rowed the dinghy into town to give Archie one last walk and to indulge ourselves with a shared ice cream before the shop closed at 9. We decided that Perkins Cove is another one of our favorite stops on this Maine cruise!
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