Popham Fort

Popham Fort   …   Tuesday 10^th June 2104

Well today was the day that our charter business went “live”. We checked in with the concierge at about 9am, but there were no bookings. To be honest there just aren’t that many people staying here at the minute. We knew that it would be slow the first couple of weeks – but I think it might be a bit harder to deal with than we expected. The resort should be quite a bit busier at the weekend and their season really starts with the full program of activities the week of June 23^rd. We have noticed that some of our brochures are being picked up so we remain hopeful!

This afternoon we jumped in the car and took a short ride to explore the local area. Popham Beach looks beautiful, but we didn’t stay long as it is a State Park and we didn’t want to pay the fee ($7 each) so we persuaded the attendant to let us in for free just to check it out for 10 minutes or so.  We then headed over to Popham Fort and had a lot of fun wandering around and taking photos. This is an impressive civil war construction, built to guard the entrance of the Kennebec River. It was somewhat breezy outside so it appeared that the Maine State bird (the mosquito) had taken refuge within the shelter of the fort walls in impressive numbers. You have no idea how many bites I sustained to take the photos below. Gloria, of course, was just fine as the mosquitos were far too busy eating me!

It does seem a bit buggy as the sun goes down, even out on the water in the boat. But our new insect screens in the hatches work great so we can have lots of fresh air minus the bugs. Life is good!

Mike

Popham Fort

Colorful molds and mineral deposits leaching from the mortar

Lighthouse just south of the fort