What to do right here at Indian Point
without getting in your car………
- Swim
and sun at Sea Beach, just a 5 minute walk from the cottage
- Find
limpet and snail shells at Shell Beach
- Hike
the extensive trail system beginning just S of the end of our driveway
- Walk
the exquisite rocks right from our cottage—a geologist’s paradise
- Fish
from the rocks
- Watch
the surf from the window and hope for a storm at sea one day
- Watch
the lobstermen work their traps right from the window
- Watch
for a seal bobbing during breakfast or even a rare dolphin
- Watch
the gulls, terns, sand pipers, ospreys, and dozens of other birds
- Wade
out to Lone Tree Island at low tide
- Kayak
up Little River or the Sagadahoc Bay estuaries
- Hike
out to the shipwreck at the end of Indian Point
- Experienced
sea-kayakers can paddle out to the seals at Black Rocks
- Tidepool
to find starfish, anemones, crabs and even an occasional lobster
- Walk
over to Reid State Park’s Half-Mile Beach at low tide
- See
the lighthouses—Cuckolds, Sequin, Monhegan from the cottage, Pond Island
& Popham from a short walk http://www.lighthouse.cc/me.html
- Watch
for the ferry to Nova Scotia at dusk
- Watch
the endless changing hues of sky and sea
- Watch
the stars and listen to the surf from your bed
- Read
books, paint, and take naps
What to do on Georgetown Island ………
- Georgetown
Store has essentials plus sandwiches, pizza and ice cream
- Post
Office is in Georgetown Center by the Store
- Watch
for snowy egrets and great blue herons on the way to town
- Visit
our quaint island library between the bridges
- Don’t
miss West Island Gallery
on Bay Point Rd, where Susie shows a wonderful collection of fine works by
local artists
- Josephine
Newman Audubon Sanctuary, also between the bridges
- The
Five Islands Wharf has cooked or live lobsters, clams, etc.
- Fine
dining at The Meetinghouse
or The Osprey
in Robin Hood Cove
- Reid
State Park has 1.5 miles of sand beach plus a warm swimming lagoon http://www.state.me.us/cgi-bin/doc/parks/find_one_name.pl?park_id=13
- Georgetown Pottery on 127 has
beautiful and distinctive items made right here in town
- Visit
the Georgetown Historical Society by the first bridge
What to do in Bath and Beyond ………