The Quietside: Bartlett Island
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| Bartlett Island Day 4 |
Today we are back at the Pretty Marsh put-in, Bartlett's Landing and it is once again a nice day. This has to be one of the busiest put-ins on the island, it seems all the kayak tour companies bring their customers here. One of the trips they do from here is northwards up to Clark Cove which I had considered doing today but there is no public dock or parking at Clark Cove and although I have a possible "in" with someone who owns property there, the fact that we would arrive at low tide it might be very difficult to get ashore so we will go part way then circumnavigate Bartlett Island instead.
As can be seen in the image below there are many who are not too concerned about cold water, note the paddle board with someone in a swimsuit, and for the tourists brought out by the kayak tour companies, T shirts and shorts are the norm. I grudgingly stick with my wet suit!
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| off Bartlett Landing |
Bartlett Island was first settled in the late 18th century and today is mostly owned by David Rockefeller and has been in that family since early 1900. It is my understanding that short term landings on the beaches are permitted and done regularly by the tour groups. Parking is very limited here and we wait for a tour group multi-kayak trailer to leave and grab their spot. Finally we are off and heading Northeast up to Black Island which we will round then turn southwest towards The Nub, a short peninsular at the top of Bartlett island. As it will be around noon when we reach the Nub, we'll stop for lunch on a beach.
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| Black Island |
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| Lunch stop by the Nub |
Just beyond the Nub is a sheltered beach ideal for a lunch break and as we come ashore a Bald eagle suddenly takes off. It had been roosting in a tree and spooked at our approach, too quick to get an image. A tattered sign says something about the high water mark..... So much of the U.S. appears to be in the hands of the privileged. I think Canada leaves more of our wilderness and scenic beauty more accessible to all, anytime we stop, we leave nothing behind.
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| Leaving the Nub |
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| Heading north again |
As we come up the east shore of Bartlett I stop to take a photo of the main landing area just north of Birch Island Cove before veering starboard back to Bartlett Landing. AS we approach the ramp at Bartlett Landing yet another raft of tour kayakers head out. Our paddle Today is just short of 19 kilometers.
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| Bartlett Island dock |
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| Tour kayakers |
After some tasty seafood at my favourite Bass Harbor restaurant I visit the nearby village of Bernard to take some photos.
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| Bernard, Maine |
Continue with Day 5
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