In this excerpt from an interview with Harpswell residents Kim Scamman and her daughter Anna LaDue, you will hear an unbelievable story that will leave you in awe. The lovely ladies spent their afternoon telling us many different anecdotes from their unforgettable two-year Atlantic Ocean adventure, but there was one specific part of the interview that stood out to us. They shared a story about their unexpected pit-stop in Nazare, Portugal.

Interview and story by Brittany Coffin & Madeline Denson at Harpswell Coastal Academy, 2015, in collaboration with the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust and producer Galen Koch.