TIMES RECORD • August 16, 2022
For several years, I’ve led a Penobscot Paddle & Chowder Society sea kayak trip to visit puffins on Eastern Egg Rock in outer Muscongus Bay. Six of us met at Bradford Point in Friendship on a summer day with clear skies, moderate temperatures and light winds. The trip to Black Island was a delight. We decided to change our plans and attempt the voyage to Eastern Egg that afternoon. Light onshore winds and gentle seas continued during our traverse to the rock where we were greeted by scores of colorful puffins floating in the waves or fluttering to and from the island. we returned to Black Island benefiting from a tailwind and an ingoing tide. In the morning, we awoke to fog and a strong onshore wind validating our decision to visit the puffins the previous day. Three in the group chose to return to Friendship, while the rest paddled to explore Harbor Island. Another successful PPCS trip to visit with the puffins. ~ Ron Chase