LOFT WITH BREATHTAKING PANORAMIC WATER VIEWS

For the long Memorial Day weekend, my husband, Ken, and I packed up our new Chevy Volt with food and gear, a Corgi and a Cockatiel and headed to mid-coast Maine to the island of Georgetown. The Plein Air Painters of Maine were painting Saturday at the Five Islands wharf. What a great excuse to get away to Maine for a long holiday weekend.
The small, charming fishing village, Five Islands, is known as “the prettiest harbor in Maine” and truly is a picturesque spot for painting, paddling or eating lobsters ‘ in the rough’. The village’s working wharf is used by the local lobstermen to sell their catch and bait their traps. In the distance, across Sheepscot Bay, the Hendricks Head Lighthouse can be seen. The scenery was exceptional for out-door painting. But typical Maine weather greeted me upon my early morning arrival at Five Island wharf: the air was thick with fog. A lovely gray palette was worked up for the occasion
We stayed four nights at Back River Bend in a converted sail loft perched at treetop level. The height afforded us panoramic views of the river and marshes as well as sounds of a boat yard. There, Ken, a radio fanatic, enjoyed tinkering with frequencies while I painted afar in the fields and on the wharfs of Georgetown.
We enjoyed our stay, very much.

I had one of the best vacations I’ve had in YEARS! You have a lovely home and I’m sure it was a great place to raise your children. They are very fortunate to have grown up in such a beautiful, pristine place. I will go back to school next week telling my little kids that I saw not one, but TWO bald eagles in two days’ time! Up until this week, the highpoint of my summer had been catching a foul ball at Fenway on the 4th of July – but TWO EAGLES! THAT is certainly competition for the title!!! And, the view from The Loft is a true gem; waking up each morning to the view of the bend in the river – you just can’t put a price on that!

My daughter and I picked this vacation spot to spend some time together, visit friends in Maine and get some much needed rest and relaxation. The Loft was more than we had hoped. The space was truly a sail loft transformed.The view from the expansive windows was beautiful. The Loft was fully equipped and spotless upon our arrival. Many of the items we needed to get our vacation going were already stocked for us. Sam and Ruth, the owners, were friendly and accommodating. The Loft is located close to many wonderful restaurants, a beautiful beach and the charming town of Bath. We definitely look forward to returning to the Loft in the future.