Over night visit to Monhegan with one of my best friends, her daughter and my cousin Lauren.
Though Saturday we were greeted by fog and heavy humidity, I was more than elated to be back on Monhegan Island . It did not take long for all us girls to be hiking the trails and enjoying all that Monhegan has to offer. Amazing beauty, people, artisans, shops, and the unspoiled quaintness that I have never seen elsewhere in Maine.
You can feel the stress of daily life wash away the moment you step onto the ferry in Port Clyde for the hour long cruise to Monhegan. Suddenly through the fog was the rugged beauty of not only Monhegan but Manana her sister island, though quite barren in comparison to Monhegan still doesn't dissapoint in her beauty.
Spending this time with great friends, family and a very engaging McKenna was lovely in every aspect. It was wonderful to wake early in the morning to venture out and take pictures with the most perfect morning light, fog lifting and sun filtering through along with the beginning flecks of blue sky. After breakfast we all headed to the lighthouse hiking up a hill in the very thick humid air . The view from atop the hill is really stunning. After some time we had time for one more hike, to the Cathedral Woods to see the fairy houses, it was an easy hike on the hot and humid morning. The trees sheltered you from the real intensity
of the sun. This forrest was covered with moss, streams, bare roots, and Fairy houses, every where you looked creative little fairy houses that someone constructed in great detail. While others were merely minimal shelters for Monhegans fairies.
Being there even for the short time was shear bliss. Hoping to stay longer next year, one thing I know for certain is being on Monhegan for me will always be BLISS.
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