Journal of My New England/Canda Cruise

Day 3

Portland, Maine

Today was our first port of call - Portland, Maine.    After eating an early breakfast at the Windjammer we headed out on deck to view our arrival at the port.  It was an absolutely gorgeous day with sunshine and brisk winds on deck.  With camera in hand I was able to snap a shot of the Portland, Maine Headlight Lighthouse.  The scenery was absolutely gorgeous and I was excited about seeing Portland.   I had booked our trolley and cruise tour on line (http://www.portlanddiscovery.com) prior to sailing.  The trolley tour took us past the childhood home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Victoria Mansion, beautiful old homes and the Old Port District.

Architecture - Old Homes

Portland Maine Headlight

Portland, ME Museum

After the morning tour we stopped at the Portland Lobster Company and I had a delicious lobster roll.,  YUMMY! 

Lobster Roll

Our final adventure of the afternoon was to take a Lighthouse Harbor Tour.  As we cruised past the Bug Light suddenly we heard a loud "crunch" from the bottom of the boat.  The captain of the boat announced that we had apparently hit a lobster crate and it had broken the steering shaft of the boat.

Bug Light

The Coast Guard came with siren's screaming and the captain announced that everyone on board had to put on their life jackets.   The boat was then tugged back to shore.  Unfortunately that took the remainder of the afternoon.  Once we got back to shore we collected our refund from the tour operator and headed back to the ship. 

Mom in LifeJacket

Rescue Boat (2)