Hi everyone. Dennis aboard again.
Last week after a wedding in New Brunswick Dave asked if I would return to the boat and help Rick get it into cape breton. I gladly excepted and on monday I was aboard the entertainer again. Shortly after Jay (scum) dropped off Faye and than Lindsay showed up with Tim. A quick trip over to the fueling docks and a pump out we tied up at our slip and got a good night sleep for an early start. Tuesday was a great day on the water, finally some sun. We will see if Tim or Faye could get a photo of the confederation bridge with the entire thing being in the frame. You could see it for miles before. Charlottetown has a beautiful harbour and there was a lot of activity as we pulled in. Tim was the only one of the four of us to have been to PEI before. The marina was unexpectedly tight and getting into our slip was not an easy process but once in we took a quick walk through town, gathered up some groceries and a few refreshments and than back to the docks for some live music, drinks and dinner. Day two on the water was a little more challenging. I decided that going up above would be a good idea since I would have a better view of the fish pots all around us. I definetly had a better view and since Rick and Tim were having a hard time picking them out I stuck with my decision but the seas made me question it. I held on and did my best to direct Tim in the right direction. Once back on the NS shore things calmed down and we made good time getting to with in a few miles of the canso causeway. We pulled into a little bay heated up some seafood pasta that Dave had left for us, enjoyed a refreshing swim, played a few games of eucher than lights out for an early start. The canso lock is much easier to pass compared to the st. lawrence and once on the other side we tied up to the gov’t dock in port hawksbury. Rick organized a place to stay at the marina, Faye checked the internet for the bus schedule as this is the end of our little trip since we had to get back for a wedding. (sorry Faye but I need to tell this story) Tim and I decided that we would be much more comfortable taking a rental car home rather than the bus and Dave and who ever came back up to finish the trip could return the car. Faye decided that waiting for the rental company to get a car could be a little risky so she headed off to the bus station and got on the 10:30 bus. It was a very hot day so we had a swim and a couple cold drinks and cleaned the boat. It was only 25 minutes after Faye left that we got the call to pick up the rental car. Tim and I left about an hour and half later and pulled into Truro, got something to eat and headed to the bus station to get Faye off her bus. We pulled in at the same time as the bus and the three of us finished our trip to chester together.
Again it was a great trip and I am very thankful for both invitations to be aboard. With any luck I will be able to sail out on my own boat and escort the entertainer into its new home. Anybody interested, I think they will be coming in thursday during the opening day of race week.
Good luck on your last leg