Machias Seal Island

A road trip to see some pretty amazing birds up close. Purchased the tickets in March and finally the date had arrived. A 7+ hour drive to northeast Maine, then a 30 minute drive to the harbor. Next a 5 minute ride by dingy to the Barbara Frost, a small tour ship. Then an hour ride out to the Island for another ride in the dingy to shore. Luckily the weather was cooperative so we could get ashore. The bad news was it was shift change for the lighthouse keepers and we had to leave early before the second helicopter of the day came in with supplies. Still got to spend about 40 minutes in a hide watching and photographing the island's bird life. Because we left the hide early the Captain took us around the calm side of the island for a few minutes of sightseeing from the boat.