Charlettown to Pictou Island August 23

Winds were light and the waves where small so it was a perfect opportunity to install the new macerator pump that Bozidar had brought down with him. We where quite surprised to learn that in Charlettown the marina staff had no idea what a pump out station was about - I guess if you live on the ocean with large tidal action it just isn't recognized as source of pollution.

Once we arrived at the island we found lots of people waiting for the Sunday boat shuttle to go back to the mainland with their coolers full of fish. 

Pictou Island is mostly privately owned with one main road and a small park on the east end. The island is off the electrical grid and the homes use solar power for electricity and propane for cooking and refrigeration. There are only about 12 family that live there all year round.

It is about 5 miles long and 1 mile wide. 

We saw lots of rabbits and types of trees we hadn't seen before. 

We discovered an electrical problem with our own solar panel system due to salt water corrosion and I almost set the boat on fire with an electrical short, trying to fix it. After 1 1/2 hours the problem was rectified and Bozidar was off collecting fresh mussels for appetizers.