点评:What can be better than cruising among the many islands of Maine’s Penobscot Bay going wherever the wind takes you? My wife and I just returned home from a six night cruise aboard Angelique which was blessed with steady winds (except for the last day) and warm sunshine. It’s an 8-hour drive from our home to Angelique’s dock off Atlantic Avenue in Camden so a six night rather than 3 or 4 night cruise makes more sense for us. The fact that we’ve done this annually since 2003 shows how much we enjoy it. Each cruise has a different theme (whale watching, photography, grandparents and kids, race week, yoga, windjammer rendezvous, etc) and this cruise featured the windjammers gathering at the Wooden Boat school in Brooklin, Maine. It was a real thrill to anchor with the other windjammers, some over 100 years old, and meet some of the friends we’ve made among their crews over the years. To give an idea of what else the week included, we visited Mount Desert Island and anchored in a quiet cove, and visited very remote Frenchboro, a picturesque groundfishing settlement of 61 inhabitants (including 2 kids attending the K-8 school) that is serviced only once a week by a ferry. The person staffing the general store and museum kept the facility open past normal closing time because she was happy to see us! Another night was spent anchored in Hell’s Half Acre (love the name) where, unlike all other meals which were served on deck, we had the onshore lobster boil – all you can eat. The next morning we anchored off Stonington, where lobstering and granite quarrying are the main industries, so guests could take a walk or perhaps buy a newspaper. The chef and baker deserve kudos for the varied and tasty meals and fresh baked breads and pastries, and the effort they go to to honor all dietary restrictions and requests. Captain-owner Dennis has a wealth of knowledge about the Angelique, the other boats, and life at sea. He’ll even let you helm the boat if you ask! Similarly, the deck crew are happy to share their knowledge and will gladly let you assist in setting and furling sail and raising the small boat used to go ashore. If you’d rather be less active the deckhouse is a perfect place to read or you can relax on the bowsprit and watch the world go by. We already have a deposit on our 2025 cruise!
翻译:还有什么比乘船巡游缅因州佩诺布斯科特湾的众多岛屿、随风而行更惬意的事呢?我和妻子刚刚结束了乘坐 Angelique 号的六晚巡游回家,这趟旅程风平浪静(最后一天除外),阳光温暖。从我们家到位于卡姆登大西洋大道的 Angelique 码头需要 8 个小时的车程,所以六晚而不是三四晚的巡游对我们来说更有意义。自 2003 年以来,我们每年都这样做,这表明我们非常喜欢它。每次巡游都有不同的主题(赏鲸、摄影、祖父母和孩子、比赛周、瑜伽、帆船聚会等),这次巡游的特色是帆船爱好者聚集在缅因州布鲁克林的木船学校。能与其他帆船一起停泊(其中一些帆船已有 100 多年的历史)并见到多年来在船员中结交的一些朋友,真是一件令人兴奋不已的事情。为了让大家了解一下这一周还发生了什么,我们参观了芒特沙漠岛,停泊在一个安静的小海湾,还参观了非常偏远的弗伦奇博罗,这是一个风景如画的底层捕鱼定居点,有 61 名居民(包括 2 名就读 K-8 学校的孩子),每周只有一次渡轮服务。杂货店和博物馆的工作人员让设施在正常关门时间之后继续开放,因为她很高兴见到我们!另一个晚上我们停泊在地狱半英亩(我喜欢这个名字),与其他所有在甲板上供应的餐点不同,我们在岸上享用了龙虾煮 - 任吃。第二天早上,我们停泊在斯托宁顿附近,龙虾和花岗岩采石是这里的主要产业,所以客人可以散步或买报纸。厨师和面包师值得称赞,他们提供了各种美味的餐点和新鲜出炉的面包和糕点,并努力满足所有饮食限制和要求。船长兼老板丹尼斯对 Angelique 号、其他船只和海上生活了如指掌。如果您要求,他甚至会让您掌舵!同样,甲板船员也乐于分享他们的知识,并很乐意让您协助设置和收起船帆以及升起用于上岸的小船。如果您不想那么活跃,甲板室是阅读的理想场所,或者您可以在船首斜桅上放松身心,看着世界从身边经过。我们已经为 2025 年的游轮支付了押金!