Rockland to Portland with a stop in Ebenecook Harbor, Sheepscot River

We had a great few days in Rockland.  The Hamilton Marine store was just half a block off the water front, so we bought parts to rebuild a sink drain pump and plumb the deck wash pump as well as a spare impeller for the generator.  Although we anchored off the city marina and mooring balls, we bought tokens to take showers at the city harbor master/Rockland Yacht Club building.  The water traffic was interesting, with Coast Guard ships, ferry boats, a cruise ship, several schooners, a tugboat converted into a cruiser, lots of varieties of sailboats and of course, lobster boats.  From Rockland, we planned to go about 35 miles to Five Islands on the Sheepscot River.  We left Rockland on Wednesday morning, 8/28/19, a gray, foggy day.  By the time we reached the Sheepscot River, it was sunny but not much wind.  We motored up the Sheepscot River towards Five Islands, but as we approached, we saw that it was very small and quite crowded.  We decided to head another couple of miles up the river and anchor in Ebenecook Harbor.  Ebenecook was peaceful and beautiful and the sunset was gorgeous.  It was a great spot to anchor for the night.
The next morning, we motored out the Sheepscot with the wind and waves on our nose.  Once we got past Seguin Island, we turned down along the shore and had a fast, fun sail with just the jib down the coast to Portland.