at 5:45 AM we were off the dock and out to Roseway Lighthouse on McNutt Island, with the outgoing tide
this was the last land we saw for 9 hours … we relied on radar and the chart plotter, and auto helm ..
it is so hard to steer in the fog … we have tried but it is impossible for us … in this picture on radar and chart plotter is two fishing boats coming our way, or passing us … we keep watching … not every one has AIS , (Automated Identification System), fishing boats are white triangles, pleasure boats are green, freighters are dark blue, tugs are pale green ….
we saw this fishing boat on radar and suddenly it appeared about 1/4 mile from us out of the fog …
we tried to radio them, but not knowing what channel fishermen were on, we did not connect .. we powered back and they passed in front of us
this part of Nova Scotia is also called Cape Horn of Nova Scotia .. because of its tides, rip tides, bad currants, fog … the local talk had us shaking in our boots … we planned our departure from Shelburne and around the Cape and into Pubnico Harbour with the correct tides …
Pubnico Harbour, Acadian Country, lots of fishing boats
Modaki tided beside a 50 ft lobster boat … we sure do look small
this is a big 3 basin fishing port … Modaki was in the centre basin, the other ones have boats working there is probably 200 boats in all the 3 basins
Modaki in the right of picture … Joe and I both love these ports
draggers for ground fish
we are just inside the middle basin, tied to a huge fishing boat … as it turned out we were the first pleasure craft to visit this year … we always fly a flag of the area we are visiting, and the Acadian Flag here brought us so many lovely visitors to see us … we had an elderly couple Melfred (88 yrs old) and Paulene pick us up and take us on a 1 1/2 hr tour of Pubnico , and stopped into their house and small green house to give us a home grown English Cucumber and tomato …
just off the 10 ft climb up the lobster boat to the wharf … and across the road we found this wonderful restaurant
Steamed local clams, haddock, and fresh lobster for supper … this is dream come true .. thank you Nova Scotia for this fresh food
this is Pubnico Wind Farm …. 17 turbines … each turbine blade has about the wingspan of a 747. It is a variable pitch propellor that is computer controlled to run at 16 rpm. Each turbine produced 1.8 Megawatts at full power. …. kind of like our own wind generator on Modaki .. bit a wee bit smaller … to be continued
No comments:
Post a Comment