Departed Love Cove as planned on Monday but not before an early morning dinghy expedition to explore the idyllic bay we found ourselves in. A family of ospreys had been fun to watch but now we had a good view of the nest.
…There were also masses of mussels along the water line
so with a bucketful, we were prepared for an evening feast. But having noted in the pilot book that a ‘red tide’ should prevent us from consuming them, we duly phoned the hot line to discover that indeed there had been a recent red tide so sadly our mussel haul had to be discarded. Shortly afterwards, however, a lobster boat came past to collect the night’s catch. Skipper, never backward in coming forward, engaged the lobsterman in conversation and ended up with two of the creatures for $10! An evening feast after all but of a very different kind.
That day’s passage took us, motor-sailing, to Burnt Island on the east side of the Muscongus river. A sand spit connects it to Little Burnt Island which we think might be an ideal spot to beach Follyfin so the undersurface of her hull can be examined and cleaned. Luckily it was low tide in the morning so a dinghy trip to the spit was undertaken to ensure no rocks lurked in the way to damage the hull when beached. We hope to complete this operation in a couple of weeks time on our return West and when the tide will be right.
Tuesday there was absolutely no wind so motored 10nm to Tenants Harbour and went ashore for a few provisions (delicious homemade muffins) and a much needed WiFi session in the wonderful Jackson Memorial Library, located on the outskirts of town in what was once a private house. What a find! Mobile signal is dire in these parts - we have come to depend on the internet so much for weather forecasts and communications with home, not to mention podcasts of favourite programmes, newspapers and books. So the occasional WiFi ‘fix’ is a must.
Yesterday, Wednesday, we enjoyed a delightful downwind sail in SW force 4 wind and smooth sea. But as the afternoon progressed the sky became overcast and soon after we arrived in Laundry Cove, the wind got up and the rain came down. Although sunny today after foggy start, the wind is still raging so we are sitting tight. This island, pronounced ‘eeloho’, has good walking trails and magnificent views - when you can see them through the fog. It’ll still be here tomorrow therefore attending to chores on board instead of the planned hike. There is one other boat anchored here with us, Cinderella, which was also in the Burnt Island anchorage. The occupants, Homer and Dee, came aboard for coffee this morning and this evening they are going to teach us to play cribbage. All helps to pass the weather bound time.
So, they speak Franglais in those parts... Eeloho! Love it!
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