Moonlight on Muscongus
Up until this year I had never been much of a fan of kayaks or any paddling activity. The limit of my experience was short canoe trips or rowing out to my boat from the dock (although given the distance from the dock to my boat I got an outboard for the inflatable a while back). So I have been somewhat surprised at the fun I have been having sea kayaking this summer.
Recently my wife and I accepted an offer from the owners of Midcoast Kayak to go on one of their Moonlight Kayak Tours. Our group of 12 including 3 guides met at the dock in Bremen and left from there. After a 15 minute safety and education briefing and getting our color coded fluorescent light sticks attached to our life jackets we took off for a 3 hour tour around Musconous Bay, across the Hog Island Bar and out to Coombs Ledge. As the sun was setting in the west the moon was rising across the bay in a brilliant orange that was breathtaking.
After stopping and watching for a few minutes we continued on up to Louds Island where we could hear the seals in the darkness snorting at our approach. A quick paddle across the bay towards Round Pond and Bristol and then a short trip back to the landing in Bremen. By this time it was mostly dark and we were guided by the glow of our lead guides red glow stick and the few lights on the shore. It is so quiet on the water at night that you can hear everything for miles. If you get the chance this is a "must do" trip in our Midcoast area.
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