[Magdalen] Hog Island?

[Grace Cangialosi]

Oh yes! Those columnar formations are amazing! I got some terrific pictures of them.

> On Dec 12, 2014, at 1:22 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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?
>>