We LOVE Boothbay Harbor!

We still have a lot of Maine to see, but I’m in love with Boothbay Harbor.

Beautiful flowers are everywhere around town.

It’s a tourist town, but just like my other favorite tourist town, Provincetown, it has a lot to offer. All that money pouring in from the hordes of visitors supports some wonderful restaurants, galleries, and shops.  This is the most tourist-friendly town I’ve visited, and it’s especially friendly to boaters. At least four free dinghy docks, one of them huge. You can always dock near whatever you want to visit. At least two clean public restrooms, right at the top of the dinghy docks. A free trolley that will take you to the supermarket, among other places. Lots of room in the harbor to anchor for free.

There’s so much space for anchoring. A little lumpy when the wind is southerly, but mostly it’s calm and quiet.

Of course, all that money we’re saving by anchoring, we’re spending on lobster rolls, blueberry pancakes, Italian food, and ice cream.

Look at how much lobster is in this roll! Plus, you get butter instead of mayo.

The Maine State Aquarium is here, too. It’s small, but we really had a great time there.

This adorable skate is just 3” across.

Baby lobsters in an ice cube tray.

We got to pet the shark.

They have a lot of information about lobster fishing.

There are sailing lessons just off our anchorage every day.

There’s a wonderful used bookstore just a couple of blocks away from the main dinghy dock.   Books on the porch are a quarter, paperbacks are 50 cents, and there are a lot of books about New England, and Maine in particular.  It’s run by the Friends of the Library.  We donated a couple of dollars over the cost of the 20 books we bought, because, really, the prices are ridiculous!

I know we have to move on to see more of Maine (puffins!), but I’m going to be sad to leave Boothbay Harbor.