Monday 14 July 2014

July 11-13, 2013 Gold River Marina --getting ready to launch


every Friday morning is a Farmers Market in Chester … Joe picking up his French pastries, we also got fresh mussels, scallops, smoked mackerel, lots of veggies 


we had to make a bracket to hold our wind generator … close by is a scrap yard, the owner made us this piece … later we went back for more aluminum pieces


Joe in a locker, installing the new piece behind the diesel tank … it was a tight spot, but all worked out well


sorting out the fresh mussels, ready for cooking


all ready for the pot


our supper of fresh market veggies, and mussels, steamed in water and hot peppers


we had to get a boat survey done for insurance for the Bahamas
Linda and David Grant, from Lunenburg Marine Services


next was the anti fouling the bottom, 3 quarts later, took a few hours in the heat


our 2nd anchor got a new coat of rust proofing paint, it looks brand new now


close to our marina is a beautiful restaurant , Seaside Shanty, famous for its chowders (all gluten free)
this was recommended Maple Walnut Greens with honey shallot vinaigrette, so good


I had the seafood chowder, Joe, shrimp and scallop alfredo


we went with our friend Marie and Henry, that we met last year, on the eastern shore of Nova Scotia.
They had recommended to us Gold River Marina, and for sure this  worked out so well for us.


back to work again, getting the dinghy pumped up and into the water.


we took advantage of no wind to put on our main and fore sail


we even managed to put in the reefing lines .. this marina is one of the few in the area that is so protected from  high winds, which means it is hot too


another job completed   … to be continued

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