the seas were calm today and easier to see the pots … but there was still the trailers, that caused you to zig zag around … on our chart plotter we drew a line of our track .. and constantly Joe had to tell me green/red .. it took two of us to navigate the waters
one of the many Light houses we passed .. we were amazed at how kept up they all are .. freshly painted, functional, a real show piece
showing the bouys and the trailers, that have floating line (which is about one foot below water level), and if you ever ran over this line it would foul your prop
the fishermen in this area are really aggressive , they power up to you and then stop and tend their nets, then power at full speed in your direction to the next pot … for sure they are not happy to see us on these waters
calm seas and lobster pots
Petite Manan Island
our family from Miss Conduct .. we met them in Eastport at Customs … what blew my mind was … dad and daughter Katie on the boat following us and mom, and two boys zooming up and around taking pictures … we found out later that Kole, Kean, and Katie were in the dinghy long before we saw them .. and they were collecting jelly fish and bringing them to mom on Miss Conduct, so they could examine them later … what a great 2 week vacation this family is enjoying
another fisherman that pick up his pots, within feet of us
our day's travels … 8 1/2 hours 42 km … we called Customs to say we had arrived in another port …. every time we move to a different location we have to call in
Mom, Farrar, Katie, Kean (left) and Kole (right) … Dad (Mark), Poilice Officer from St. John, New Brunswick, missing from picture …. zoomed ahead of our arrival and scooped out some mooring balls and prices for us to spend a few night ….
Katie, getting ready to pick up a mooring ball
mom and boys, ready for Miss Conduct's arrival
Modaki is out there some where in the midst of 200 moorings
the fuel dock .. we had to walk a distance for showers … and we did
what was so nice about this place was that there was a free bus service to any where on the island,
we took off early in the morning for a 45 min ride thru Acadia National Park, past Bubble Pond, Seal Harbour, to Bar Harbour (custom check in, if you leave Yarmouth Nova Scotia)
we did our window shopping and them bought some groceries, first chance since Grand Manan, and took the bus back … we spent a nice evening with Miss Conduct … we were given a bottle of wine to open at the appropiate time on our adventure south
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