We did get out for a sail on Tuesday, passing by a docked Bluenose II. It was a gorgeous day for a sail, unlike Monday.
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Bluenose at the Charlottetown dock, lots of people around to view her
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Our Boat owner, co-Captain and nephew Michael
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A lovely day, a good breeze but not too rough
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A large tanker was manoeuvring in the harbour too
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Waterfront near the Charlottetown marina. Lots of development.
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After the sail we headed out for a couple of nights camping in the area. First night was at Panmure Island Provincial Park. OK but didn't appeal to us for another night. So we decided to head to Cavendish, the main part of the North Shore National Park. We know there is good biking and beach hiking there.
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Lobster rolls for supper as well as one for lunch earlier. Al would likely like them with peanut butter. :))
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A nice beach for roaming. Usually not busy, even though this is busy Cavendish.
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In the late afternoon we had a nice campfire, and had a small visitor drop by, hunting around the campsites for varmints:
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That's our campfire ring between us and the fox
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Clearly hunting, not begging for scraps
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We had intended to stay here Thursday night too, but hedged our bets by just registering for one night. The remnants of Hurricane Ida are expected sometime Thursday, and a windy wet weekend ahead. The forecast Thursday morning included rainfall warnings, and the radar showed a large system moving in. We decided to head out as it started to rain by 8 am.
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Strange clouds looked like icebergs in the distance this morning
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So we're back in N&P's driveway in Stratford, spending the long weekend here before heading towards home.
That Bluenose is sure a fast sleek looking ship. Looked like a real nice cruise on that boat. And ya darned right those lobster thingys would have been a whole lot yummier with a good slathering of peanut butter and honey filling up those buns yessireeee:))
ReplyDeleteGreat Pics of the boat and water!!,!Perfect day!!,
ReplyDeleteTake care in the storm ,,,,Yikes,,,,done alot of damage!!!!stay well,,,,
Those are strange-looking clouds, at least to a land-lubber Ontarian. And how fortunate for you to get out for a sail — the sails we've been on are certainly among the most memorable parts of our PEI trips!
ReplyDeleteIs that you at the helm Gord?! Glad you got out for a sail. Al might have those lobster rolls with pb, but I certainly wouldn't!
ReplyDeleteYes, that was me. Steering is a low-skill job so the Captain lets me do it.
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