A Little Brown Dog Visits Monhegan
Posted: September 3, 2025 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment
My Mom and Dad put me in the car early this morning to make the 30 minute drive to Port Clyde. That is where we were catching the ferry to go to Monhegan Island, ten miles from Port Clyde. We were told to get to the port an hour before our boat because even though we bought tickets online, if you don’t check in early they give your seats away. Of course we got there early, so we walked around and Daddy got a coffee, while I just looked cute.
The ferry was full. We sat inside since I had never been on a ferry before and no one wanted me to be sick. There was a couple sitting across from us who liked me so they struck up a conversation with Mom. She of course went to sit by them and talked to them the whole way over to the island. His name was Peter and her’s was Lisa. Peter had grown up on Monhegan and told Mom lots of cool stuff about growing up there.
Once we docked I pranced right off the ferry like I do it all the time. It was a beautiful day and so we all hiked up the big hill to the lighthouse, the highest point on the island, because Peter told us it was a great place to start our visit. There was a cool museum at the lighthouse and a nice lady said that even Puppies could visit it. Her dog Hazel was there and so I was welcomed. She and Mommy had a long conversation while I got checked out by Hazel.
After looking at all the art and artifacts Mommy and I were sitting on a bench and a nice woman from New Mexico came to see me. She started up a long conversation with Mommy. When Daddy came back to us he said he was keeping track of how many people Mommy had met on this trip.
Once we were at the light house we were already at the halfway point for a trail that took us across the middle of the island. I am a very good hiker, not just good for a 14 year old dog, but way better than Mommy. We got to the most eastern edge of the island that I knew there was nothing between us and England except some fish.
By this point I was getting hungry. It was a good half hour or so to hike back to town and then a little more as we had to find the fish house we were going to be eating at. They had picnic tables outside. Daddy ordered fish tacos for himself and Mommy and then realized he forgot about me. So he went back and the only thing he thought I would want was bacon. So he he ordered me a double order of six slices!
When the bacon came I sat politely with my head on the table waiting for Daddy to break off a bit of bacon and give it to me. That prompted a woman at the next table to start talking to Mommy. Her name was Sydney and she had a house next to the fish house. They talked for at least an hour. Daddy was still keeping track, Sydney was person four.
Eventually Mommy said goodbye to her and we went to a shop and they let me come in. I like Monhegan, dogs are welcomed everywhere. I did meet a cat on the road and it did not like me even though I gave her every opportunity to change her mind. Mommy didn’t let me hang out with her too long. By then it was time to go line up for the ferry. You know what happened there. Mommy and the man sitting next to her had a long conversation. I was OK with it because he liked me.
We got back on the ferry and this time we sat on the top deck outside. I was exhausted. Mommy must have been too because she did not talk to anyone, until we docked and the girl next to her said that I had been the best puppy on the boat. She was right.
It was after six when we got home and I was so tired I skipped dinner and came right up to bed. Being a Monhegan ferry dog takes a lot out of you, but I would like to do it again because I got to spend the whole day with Mommy and more importantly Daddy.
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