Gunning Cove, Shelburne Harbor, Nova Scotia
Harmonie
Don and Anne Myers
Thu 23 Aug 2007 05:34
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43:41.177N 65:20.237W
Well, finally. We sailed. It's not that
the wind was coming from the proper direction, it's just that the wind was high
(22-28 knots), making it uncomfortable (lots of motion) and too hard on the
engine to motor a beeline to our destination. So, we sailed in the high
wind that was coming from the direction in which we wanted to go. We
sailed in a very nice and neat zigzag pattern, extending our trip by a good 2
1/2 hours due to the extra zigs and zags. 11 hours to go what would have
been about 47 miles without the zigzags Try doing that in a car with no
pit stops, lots of rocking and occasionally 'catching air' (at least that's what
it felt like when we crashed down the backside of a wave). But, never mind all
that - we sailed, and that's what it's all about, right?
New records were set on this day:
1) New lowest daytime temperature recorded in the
cabin: 58.1F
2) New highest number of clothing layers worn:
6
And it was a sunny day.
Along the way we passed several shoals. One
shoal of particular interest was the one pictured below called 'Little Hope
Shoal'. Either the fisherman was having an extremely bad day, or the
fishing boat was hoisted up on the shoal as a scare tactic for the
rest of us (as in, 'hey stupid, this could happen to you and your boat if
you don't watch out). Either way, it was effective and we steered
clear.
The second picture below is of the lighthouse
guarding Roseway Cape, which is not too far from the entrance to Shelburne
Harbor. This picture was taken the next day as we were leaving so the seas
were calm. It wasn't that way when we went into Shelburne Harbor,
honest.
We anchored in Shelburne Harbor and left bright and
early the next day (Monday, 8/20) for Maine.
Anne
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