[Magdalen] Hog Island?

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

You still got a chance to see the amazing rock formations, however.  The
cave is a couple hundred feet deep, and the water is so clear it looks like
you're looking into a swimming pool.  Such wild country, all over there.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente

On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 12:09 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> I actually skipped Fingal's Cave in favor of the puffins--they told us
> there wouldn't be time for both!
> Our guide told us that the puffins actually like having people come to the
> island on the ferries, because they tend to discourage the seagulls. The
> gulls are their main threat, as they raid the nests and kill the chicks.
> I guess that's why the puffins seemed to enjoy hanging out with us...
>
> On December 11, 2014, at 5:58 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> We were there this Summer. You picked the right time.  We missed them
> entirely.  We did get some very nice pics of the other seabirds, and
> Fingal's Cave was impressive.  The crawl over is a major part of the fun.
>
> Puffins unfortunately are endangered.  I hope we can figure out a way to
> safeguard some places for them to breed that can be kept secluded from
> other predator animals.  I don't think humans (just looking, as you were)
> are a problem but other birds unfortunately are.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
> for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
> on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente
>
> On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 9:55 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Yes, Damariscotta is the pickup location for folks flying in or taking
> > other transportation. Boat sails from Bremen. I'll probably drive, since
> I
> > have friends in Brunswick.
> > Now I just have to figure out which of the enticing sessions I want to
> > attend. Each one is five days, and some of them also fall under the Road
> > Scholar umbrella, though they cost more that way and don't have the
> lowest
> > cost accommodations (think hostel).
> >
> > I'm leaning toward one involving the arts, though there's also a hands-on
> > that will teach things like bird banding, more advanced study and
> reporting
> > techniques, etc.
> >
> > Re puffins, my interest goes back to the year I was nine. I was
> collecting
> > stamps--sort of--and sending away for some of those packages you could
> get
> > for a small fee. One of the offers was for a set of stamps from "Puffin
> > Island." I got them and was sure that the birds were actually cartoon
> > characters! Nothing in real life could look like that!
> > Finally, on a pilgrimage to Iona, I took the ferry over to Staffa and saw
> > my first puffins! In fact, they came right over, and I sat in the grass
> > with them for quite awhile and have some great pictures. I didn't know
> then
> > that we have them here, as well.  There's a Puffin Project out of Maine
> and
> > also a live Puffincam site.
> > I still love them...and I still think they look like cartoon characters!
> >
> > > On Dec 11, 2014, at 7:44 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I've never been there, but, checking the map, it's near Wiscasset and
> > > Damariscotta
> > > and Rockland. Nice towns, interesting area (especially Rockland, where
> > city
> > > folk have the mind-bending experience of seeing huge oil paintings in
> > > gallery windows without pull-down grates to protect them from
> > miscreants).
> > > The Farnsworth is worth a visit.
> > >
> > > Puffins are a hoot. You know that they nearly went extinct because
> > they're
> > > delicious. Or so the old-timers told us.
> > >
> > > Stay the heck out of Portland.
> > > -M
> > >
> > > On Wednesday, December 10, 2014, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Thoughts? Suggestions?
> >
>