there was another way to leave Jerseyman Island, so at 6:15am it is all calm, so we feel adventurous,
and creeping out
it was at low tide so the rocks were above the water line ... hey nothing to it ...
we cut 3/4 hour off of motoring to get back in the bay.
tanker, Unique Guardian (Hong Kong)
Atlas Voyager loading ....
Joe radioed for the Canso Locks, and a power boat came out and we went in, this time the wind was against us
a long line of cars and trucks both ways were waiting ... the lock masters still had us motoring in a 200 ft lock and it took them 10 minutes to reverse the bridge road, close the one lock, lower the security gate .... then .... sloooowly open the other lock and then raise the security gate .... we have to pass thru this once more to go to South Shore Nova Scotia ..
just out of the locks and I noticed black objects appearing and not and them splashes, to our LUCK, we had the opportunity of watching Pilot Whales feeding on the Mackerel
most of them were passing on the right side of us, heading to the locks
we shut the motor off and drifted, quite a few came close
it is hard to get a good picture
all we heard way puff, puff, they were everywhere ...
about 6 came close to the boat and dove and surfaced on the other side or Modaki, I wish we
had a Go Pro on the keel !!!!
our travels 8 1/2 hours in the massive heat wave, no wind ... but whales !!!
the history of Bluefin Tuna, what a process for sushi, glad to know it is coming from Canada for Japan
a light from a lighthouse ... Cape George, Nova Scotia, (were we are ).... and Cape St. George NFL. have the brightest
lighthouses, because there was mistake in the delivery... it was delivered to Cape George and not Cape St. George ...
the Bluefin chair ... it took many hours to land the fish, and then you had to drag it behind the boat
back to the harbour, to cool the fish down, it was weighed, head and tail cut off, packed in a coffin made of salt water and ice, until the next day when Japanese buyers bid on the tuna (the higher fat content, the more money will be paid), then it is shipped overseas.
we are back in Ballantynes Cove, for $20/night ... we lent our power cords to another
sailboat, Rejean had sailed all day and needed to recharge batteries ... another boater gave us 15 minutes of bagpipe music, .. it was the first we have heard this whole trip ...
we met up with Al Fraser, Al helped us out in Pictou, with a chart and tonnes of advice on the
Bras d'Or Lakes, and the Ile-de-la-Madeleine
Al was helping a friend Bill Sterns, deliver his Beneteau 34, to a Regatta on the Bras d'Or Lakes
Al with Dave, Corbin 39 (Romane), see you guys in he Bahamas !!!
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