Sydney cove

We are intending to head north up the bay today. Nice light friendly breeze in the right direction, what could be easier. As always Newfoundlands un predictable weather deliver 35 knots out of no where. The rocky little lunch anchorage spot we had eyed up on the chart now looked like a storm covered rock garden, so after a close sail by to inspect. I showered the chart and pilot book deformed another option. “Pork Island” irresistible. And Sydney cove is the spot. By the time we arrive the weather has calmed and the zig Zag entrance is pretty straight forward. It’s a small bay surrounded with holiday sheds/bungalows etc. The guide says there is a well kept path that joins all of the bays and cemeteries, as usual that is behind one of the disused houses. As soon as the hook is set we are off on our evening walk. Someone has worked pretty hard clearing fallen trees and mowing the path. And it is a lovely walk, bay to cemetery to bay. The bugs are biting and we keep the pace up until we get to the last bay. We spot a boat on the dock and then someone hanging out there washing. Blimey people seems weird they spot us and invite us in for drinks. Turns out this is the man who lives here and maintains the path his family have owned all the land in the bay for generation The family Name is Roger’s and his name is Dean. He 70 and as busy as a bee. We had peeked in the cemetery which seen also keeps tidy and they are all called Roger’s too. By the time we have finished all of deans beer it is dark. They offer for us to stay the night but we decide keeping an eye on our boat is wise. Dean decides he will drop us back in his boat and delivers a moonlit tour of the island enroute top evening and that special spontaneous that never gets old.

The following morning, its is scorchio and the kids want to go for a swim Mrs D and Tarquin that is. I put a foot in and think better of it. Mr T climbs the mast and Jim off mrs D lowers herself in and gently does 2 laps of the boat. Very impressive considering The T man lasted bout 4 seconds in the water. Which coincidently was about 4c.Lue lisää