| · East Wind Inn-The East Wind Inn is a | | | | Atlantic Ocean, even in August, my hat is off to |
| beautiful Inn full of well maintained antiques, quaint cozy | | | | you—it’s too cold for me!) The water is shallow |
| rooms and non-intrusive service. When we visited, | | | | and perfect for children. There are no large waves |
| we stayed in a separate building, called the Meeting | | | | here, no public restrooms or picnic areas; just a great |
| House, in a corner room that overlooked the harbor. | | | | beach at low tide. |
| A constant light breeze kept the room scented of salt | | | | · Peace and quiet—This is not a |
| air and wild roses that were growing beside the | | | | touristy town and certainly not a large one. It has one |
| porch. We spent a great deal of our time “porch | | | | store and a couple of restaurants and is definitely off |
| sittin’” and watching the boats in the harbor, one | | | | the beaten path unless you’re headed to Port |
| of our favorite pastimes when on vacation. A full | | | | Clyde to catch the ferry out to Monhegan Island. If |
| breakfast is included with the room, which is served in | | | | you blink while driving through town, you might miss it; |
| the lovely main dining room at the Inn. We had dinner | | | | but it’s worth stopping in. The only store is |
| at the Inn’s restaurant, which is open to the public, | | | | Tenant’s Harbor Merchantile, which has a good |
| which was outstanding. My husband had the Tuna | | | | wine selection, a deli and surprisingly fresh fruits and |
| special, which I even thought to be spectacular, and I | | | | vegetables. |
| don’t generally like Tuna. I had the potato | | | | · Public landing—Access to the |
| encrusted haddock which I would rate as one of the | | | | water is right behind the Merchantile, along with plenty |
| best meals I have ever enjoyed in a restaurant in | | | | of free parking. My husband launched his kayak here |
| Maine. Our server, Karen, made sure our experience | | | | and paddled around the harbor’s calm waters. |
| was memorable, and it truly was. The grounds | | | | It’s a big enough landing that you could launch |
| around the Inn are beautifully manicured and flowers | | | | virtually any size boat from here easily. |
| were everywhere. I would go back to Tenant’s | | | | · The harbor—There are many |
| Harbor just to stay at East Wind Inn, sit on the porch | | | | boats moored to buoys of all colors in the harbor, yet |
| with a glass of wine and watch the sun change the | | | | not a lot of activity. Lobster boats leave before |
| colors of the boats in the harbor. | | | | dawn and in the morning many of the bigger boats |
| · Low tide at the Drift-in Beach-What | | | | have been replaced by the dingey’s used to get |
| looks like a small, rocky beach at high tide turns into a | | | | out to the boat. As the tides change, the boats face |
| huge sandy beach at low tide. As the tide goes out, | | | | different directions, which you’d only know if |
| it reveals a beautiful wide beach and shallow water | | | | you’d done your homework by doing some serious |
| for swimming (if you have the nerve to jump into the | | | | “porch sittin’”. |