For the next week the fantastic weather continued as we moved  up the coast and into La Have River, where we met a lovely Canadian couple who offered us shelter for the up and coming hurricane and suggested that we put our boat on one of their sailing club moorings.  As the hurricane wasn't due for a few days we sailed up to Lunenburg before taking them up on their kind offer.

 

Lunenburg was a very pretty and colourful touristy town.  After a stroll through the streets we popped into a distillery and tasted the apple vodka, pear brandy and blueberry liquor, before dining out at a quaint little bistro.  

 

With the day of the storm approaching we sailed the 10nm back to Le Have river and spent a day preparing the boat for the coming onslaught by removing the canvas work and removing everything from the rails and tying down anything that moved.  John dived on the mooring and tied an additional 2000lb concrete block to the one we were moored on and led an additional riser up to our bow as a second independent attachment.  We then went ashore and enjoyed the hospitality of the Le Have yacht club at their 'pot luck' night, where we feasted on all the different dishes that the members had brought to the table.  The members of the yacht club were all very friendly and welcoming not least Ken and Merydie who provided us with a roof over our heads that evening as the hurricane drew closer.  As the morning dawned the eye of the hurricane passed through bringing 60+ knot winds and a heavy downpour.  Large breaking waves formed on the river and it was with a little trepidation that we returned to the mooring field to check on the boat as the winds had started to abate.  All our preparations proved successful, we had survived with no damage, however two boats belonging to club members had broken free from their moorings and ended up on the rocks.  Luckily, they had very little damage and were soon floating again.