Pictou to Wood Islands August 28th

Started the day with a hike along the Pictou River shore, then watched a crew turn the Hector end for end in preparation to beach her and tip her on her side for some below water level haul repairs.

Then off the mouth and set the anchor to try fishing for mackerel. I make eggs Benny on a bed of lobster for breakfast while Bozidar fished and caught a 3/4 pounder. Had a good sail across the strait to Wood Islands port. 

Wood islands is a ferry port connecting Pictou, Nova Scotia to PEI. There is also a large fishing industry here. Because there are no floating docks and we are in a full moon cycle we had to consider the 5 ' tide when setting our mooring lines. Wood islands was a nice harbour with high sides, there was more room then we expected, and for an added bonus we could get WIFI from the ferry once it was parked for the night. There is a light house park area, a restaurant and a lobster shack that makes a great seafood chowder. We meet an interesting fellow with a hand make wooden ketch who is a bee keeper on PEI. He told us he was asked to leave one of the north shore harbours because he had not had his boat decontaminated for invasive species that are already on the other side on the island.  Good to know if you are heading that way.