Trip Summary:
• Beaver Harbour to Tangier
• Trip Distance of 26.2 NM, Total Distance, 242.1 NM
• Departed at 0755 hours, arrived at 1325 hours
Crew Log for August 21, 2022
We left Barrachois Harbour a week ago today. We have managed the weather well and despite some longish passages, we feel rested and comfortable. Going to bed at 2130 hours every night probably helps. We were looking forward to today since we were headed to Tangier to spend the day with Colin and Patty Topshee. They offered their mooring, in front of their beautiful summer place in Tangier Harbour.
Judy and I were introduced to sea kayaking in this area several years ago. In fact we eventually purchased 2 kayaks from Scott Cunningham years ago, which we still have. It is truly a beautiful part of Nova Scotia.
Since we started planning this trip years ago, we have had a lot of support from a number of people. While we are grateful for it all, Colin and Patty will always have a special place in our hearts. When we started boat shopping over 3 years ago, Colin had provided us with his suggestions of things we should consider in order to make the trip more comfortable. Over the past several months, both Colin and Patty have been very generous in sitting with us, sharing their experience and providing advice on everything from route planning to surviving as a couple in a small space. They have been so supportive and encouraging which has eased many of our apprehensions. We have shared many laughs along the way as well. We will be forever grateful to them.
We woke to an amazing sunrise on anchor in Beaver Harbour. The were seals hanging out on the rocks sunning themselves. The conditions were flat calm seas with very little wind and warm and sunny.
To help pass the time I decided to make pita bread along the way. Unfortunately, we arrived in Tangier before I had a chance to roll it out and fry it. Once we tied up to the mooring, I rudely ignored our hosts while I finished it off, before venturing in.
Once ashore, Colin used a his tide adjustment clothesline that allowed him to keep the dinghy floating in the water after the tide dropped. Very cool system.
We enjoyed a very relaxing afternoon chatting with good friends and talking about the trip so far. We took a nice walk up to their vegetable garden to pick fresh vegetables for supper. We had a delicious supper with great conversation, before retiring to the boat just before dark. We were encouraged with Patty's comment that one of the most challenging sections of their trip was along the Nova Scotia coast. Given that we were already a third of the way along the coast and we have survived so far, we felt pretty good. We shared many laughs over the "Stool Shed", which is very nice by the way.
We feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to come to this beautiful spot and for the hospitality we received. We had a very comfortable night on the mooring and planned to get an early start in the morning. We were headed to Halifax, back to where our keel boat life started 13 years ago.
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