We knew we had an 80 mile trip ahead so we left at 6 am. There was no wind at all so we were hopeful that the seas would be calm. Being far up a river can make it hard to determine what lies in the open ocean even when there is no wind. But we were lucky!!! The seas were calm. We had a sunny and very easy trip to Halifax. Our previous entry into the harbor in dense fog in the early dawn made it even sweeter to see the entire harbor as we approached.
Halifax is a busy harbor with lots of enormous ships going in and out. As we approached, Halifax traffic control called us to ask our plans. Since we were going to the “northwest arm” we weren’t going to be involved in the major shipping traffic but there were plenty of sailboats. There was also a “mayday “ call from a boat that had run aground on a reef in the harbor approach. We saw 2 rescue boats go out to help pull the boat off the reef. Apparently they were intact enough to continue on.
As we turned up the northwest arm, a car carrier ship that was just enormous rounded the bend coming from a dock out of the harbor. We were glad to be very far away. Some little sailboats looked like they were crossing fairly close to the bow. It seemed bold to say the least.
We continued up river to anchor where we had been in July. The day ended well around 5:45 pm just in time for cocktails. Our plan is to stay here another day so that Maggie and Charlie can get their car which they left near the airport and we invited Mark and Bev’s friends the Royles to dinner on board. We also need to get fuel and PUMPOUT!!
The Adventures of Anne 