We got the anchor up from the muddy bottom of the NorthWest Arm at about midday and headed down the arm, into the main arm of Halifax Harbour's approach and then out to the open sea. A following wind, blue sky and warm sun gave us the perfect conditions for commencing Symphony's cruise up the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia.
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| Vince in Symphony's cockpit |
Last year when I arrived in Shelter Bay in Bonny, it was deserted and so I was lucky enough to have this wild place to myself until the following morning when an unexpected email landed in my inbox to apologise for disturbing my solitude and to invite me for coffee and homemade cake! Rather surprised I peered out through the mist and shore enough there was another boat in the bay. It was 'Zen Again' with the intrepid Australian couple on board, Mike and Nikki. Nikki's carrot cake was delicious and it and their company more than made up for the 'disturbance'. This year on Saturday 4th July it was Symphony's turn to disturb the solitude of others; Sam's and Kelda's on board 'Tonks'. See my next post for more on them and Tonks. Brain failure means I wrote that we met them in Shelter Bay and forgetting I had written nothing about Shelter Bay....
After a while Sam and Kelda came over to say hi and of course we ended up yarning away for hours over coffee.
Later, Gary and Vince went off to explore in the Kayak. The dinghy was still out of commission due to the glue's long curing time. I declined the opportunity to be ferried ashore in the Kayak. We had tested the practicalities of getting me in and out of it in Halifax but the thought of an accidental capsize was enough to put me off. Besides there was little I would have been able to do if ashore and I wanted Gary and Vnce to enjoy the experience without having to worry about me.
They enjoyed the outing and even spotted an American Porcupine - initially thought to be a tree climbing Beaver by Vince because of its large wide tail!
No eagles or osprey were spotted this year but the Porcupine made up for that.
On Monday 7th July we followed, about an hour behind Tonks, out of Shelter Bay and headed for Liscomb.
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