This was our one and only tender landing during the cruise. The following photo shows the tender craft which doubles up as a rescue boat if there was an emergency. It can carry about 100 – 120 people when used as a tender but up to 150 in a real emergency! There were three of these crafts continuously deployed for the day.
Upon arrival we were able to access the shoreline via a floating jetty.
We had a nice walk around Rockland where we spent the morning before setting of on a sightseeing bus tour to explore the surrounding area including a stop over in the small town called Camden. Camden has a small harbour which is home to a wide range of sailing craft including a number of two masted Windjammers. Had we been here earlier in the season we could have booked to sail in one of these. But on this occassion the crafts were all made good for the winter season with their deck covered over with a custom fitted tent. This allows the owners to perform a range of maintenance tasks under cover from the winter weather.
I saw two people doing some painting work – see below!
Here is a closer view where you can see that these chaps were taking some real risks to do this work. In this situation I would expect that they would put the following motto into action “One hand for your master and one for yourself”
Camden it seems is a famous place! It is where the American film and early soap opera called Peyton Place was filmed. This is a series I can recall seeing on TV when I was quite young although I cannot actually remember much if anything about the story line! I did however find the following church spire to seem familiar.
We stopped for coffee in the following coffee shop/restaurant which has been preserved to be just like it was when featured in the film!