Wednesday 26 August 2015

Montague to Ballantynes Cove August 25th

Today we headed to Ballantynes Cove on the end of Cape George, NS. Sailing was awsome, beam reach to close hauled, 10 to 12 knots all day with 3 foot rollers. Just 34 naughtical miles for the day. 
This area of Nova Scotia is quite a bit higher than New Bruniswick and PEI and you could see land about 20 miles out as appossed 7 miles out for the flatter land. 
When we were 1/2 an hour away from the harbour, I called family friends, Alec and Tina Boyd to invite them to the boat for a rum. By the time we arrived, they were at the marina to greet us, also with  Sandy Boyd to take us up on the rum. They in turn invited us to their place for dinner, so off we went. It was great to see them and learn more about the history and commercial fishing industry of the area. Their house is on a lovely lot with a great view of the bay. On a clear day you can see across St. George's Bay to the Strait of Canso and Port Hawkesbury. A great time as had by all.




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