Just as we were doing some final touches on the boat (i.e. bimini, new cable and connectors for VHF) Topaz decided she should go for a dunk in the harbour. Quite indigent…trust me…once wet she still looks like a big girl. Our luck didn’t change. Just off Chebucto Head the auto helm stops and goes foolish. So we are sailing by hand for the next few days. Lunenburg was the closest AEL (Atlantic Electronic Limited), so it made for an unplanned visit. They were kind enough to exchange the system as ours was one year and ten days old. Less than half hour later, Ted was handing it down to me (my back was turned at the time) when the handle fall off. Splash!! Right into Lunenburg Harbour. Surprised it floated! Meanwhile it’s closing time for AEL and Friday evening. We will be back in Lunenburg on Monday. To make up for it we enjoyed a good feast of muscles, that David and Paula from Misty I, had hand picked for us.
Saturday morning we motor sailed off to LaHave to meet Erika and her parents. Diana remembered a story I had told about craving cookies, therefore, she made a batch of delicious chocolate chip cookies. I nurtured them for about three to four days. Enjoyed every bite, even shared with Ted.
While in LaHave, we met up with the Great Old Broad (Sally and Ed from Chicago). However, have lost them as they had to go to Yarmouth to get some duty reinburst and expect we will come across them in the U.S.A.
Presently, sitting on a mooring ball in Shelbourne Harbour waiting to see what direction Hurricane Ernesto is going to take. It looks like he is coming out to sea along the eastern coast. So if we were to cross the Gulf of Maine, we could come nose to nose with him and that wouldn’t be pretty. There are five other boats waiting with us. Three from Quebec, Alaska and France. So needless to say we have met lots of interesting people.
We look forward to hoist our first courtesy flag. Might have to wait until Tuesday to do so.
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