We left Great Island in Harpswell, Maine at 10:10 yesterday. It was a gorgeous sunny day. After several hours we began to have a problem with our port side engine.
Mark worked out the problem which included a dirty fuel filter and a small air leak both of which were fixed after a few trips to inspect the engines. We have plenty of fuel filters on board!
Leaving Harpswell. Bev is stowing lines and
We turned almost due East after being far enough off shore to avoid any land and having a pretty straight run to Cape Sable which is the southernmost point of Nova Scotia.
We began a rotating watch schedule at 6 pm with 2 people on watch and everyone doing a 4 hour watch. One person was replaced every 2 hours so that each person had about 3 1/2 hours to rest after being on watch.
Nancy and I were on watch as the full moon rose as an orange slit in the sky. We first discussed that it might be a brightly lit ship but it became apparent that it was the moon rising through a string of low clouds. No photo can really show the beauty of full moon rise at
We watched a few fishing boats on our AIS(automatic identification system) which allows us to see other vessels within at least 25 miles of us and it gives speed and direction as well as closest point of approach. But fishing boats tend to circle around one area until they finally take off for another spot or go home.
The photo below shows the 4:30 early morning sky before sunrise. The full moon was still up and visible as the sky brightened. Then the fog rolled in. I hope that it would be gone by the time of my next watch…but 9:30 came with bright light and hazy fog which gave good visibility but milky skies.
We are nearing Cape Sable now and picking us current that gives us a “free” ride along the south coast. Seas are flat and there is almost no wind. We hope to reach Halifax early tomorrow (Friday) morning.
The Adventures of Anne 