Yesterday was a perfect travel day. Sunny, calm and cool. I had planned to leave around 9:00 to time the tides, but someone in a small boat came by around 8:00 and woke me up. They had concerns about my anchor and their water lines for the onshore lobster pound. I raised my anchor while they stood by to assist in case I was snagged. No issues, but I left ahead of schedule.
There were four boats doing whale watching tours, and I watched them on AIS after arriving. They were clearly seeing whales, and disembarking passengers were very happy with the experience. I headed out to that area, but didn’t see anything. After I turned down towards Digby I watched them come out behind me and stop a few miles behind me. I never did see any whales the whole trip down.
I arrived at Digby Neck at high tide, and went ashore in Digby, then up to Annapolis Royal, where I spent the night. Nice spot. This morning I was underway at 0730 to catch slack low tide out. The tidal range in Digby is about 20 ft today.
Today I’m following the north shore of NS towards the Minas Basin for as long as the tail current holds. It’s giving me an extra 2 mph right now, and will turn in 4-5 hours. The basic plan is to travel on the incoming tide for about 7 hours, stop for 17, and repeat. Coming back towards St John will be travelling on the ebb tide. Weather looks completely suitable for continuing on.
Yesterday’s pics
And this morning leaving
Boating Adventures 