SAILING Our Seawind 1600 to MAINE'S MOST REMOTE ISLAND | Harbors Unknown Ep. 44

This week we’re sailing our Seawind 1600 catamaran from Mt. Desert Island to Matinicus, Maine's most remote island. 22 miles from Rockland, in the outer reaches of Penobscot Bay. A remote place steeped in tradition with many of the same families living there for generations. A sort of chosen isolation. There are no restaurants, no grocery stores. People place orders at a supermarket in Rockland and the groceries are flown in. Tales of lobster wars and residents that now tolerate visitors, it piqued our curiosity. The best part of travel is meeting people with a completely different way of life, and experiencing places without the standard strip malls of Target, Starbucks etc., places that have a unique character. That is what we hoped to find.

What we discovered is simplicity. A place where life is boiled down to enjoying simple things. The smell of ocean air mixed with pine. The sound of gurgling waves meeting the shore, and the cacophony of bugs. Sand sparkling like diamonds in the glistening sunlight. A sense of community where as soon as you find yourself needing help, someone is there to lend a hand. I’ll take that any day.

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