Louisa Enright's Blog

Turkey Tracks:  September 24, 2014

Come Sailing With Me

Lobster Roast On An Uninhabited Island

For many, the lobster roast is a windjammer sailing high point.

Passengers are ferried in the yawl boat to an uninhabited, beautiful island, and the crew cooks a gorgeous lobster roast.

Here’s the island we went to on this trip:

Here’s a little video that pans from the beach:

I love the way the succulents grow right down over the rocks on some of these islands.

The crew sets up a beautiful spread of snack food to eat while we wait for the lobsters to be cooked:

Here’s the lobster pot being organized:

And, eventually, there are lobsters!  That’s Captain Jon Finger to the left with crew members Justin and “Mouse” with the straw hat.

Grateful passengers find natural seats and tables among the rocks on the beach:

And after cooking marshmellows or making “some mores,” everyone goes back to the ship full and happy.

Here’s the Riggin, waiting for us: