Passage to Nova Scotia

Within the first several hours of leaving Cape Porpoises we encountered squalls and winds gusting to 47knots, flying along and dogging pots with only the stay sail up. Sadly, that was about the only wind we encountered on the whole passage.
We had already dug out hat and sweaters, but on the passage, it was time to find more warmth. We got out the icing glass, the barrier for the back of the pilot house and tried to install it after the sun went down. The track then came out of the ceiling, so I found and installed three new screws and the clasp on the Dutch door broke, so Brian installed a new one. We also played around d with the wiring for the helm heater and got it working by using the power input to the fan, and the fan switch (which we use to cool the Garmin in the warm climate). We saw the Bluenose on our screen coming up the coast of Nova Scotia, going 3knots, as there was NO wind.
We made it to Lunenburg, and took a mooring ball as it was supposed to be messy weather the next day.
We called immigration, the same as we did 2 years ago. Then they told us to go to the Fisheries Museum and call them from land. We headed to shore and called them, and they said that local agents would be on their way. I hadn’t brought our papers with us, so I called them back to see if I should get them. Finally I called back after 20-30min of being cold and asked when the agents would arrive and if they were coming from Halifax, which they did not know.
We were supposed to wait, but I needed warmth, so we walked back to the dinghy to get jackets, and then to the coffee shop, and finally to the bookstore across the street.
I left the store to go to the bathroom, then popped back to the Fisheries Museum and I saw them looking for us. I waved, and they were friendly, but annoyed that we had left the area, and gone to the bookstore. We explained that there people in Ontario need to be better trained on what to tell people and where to go. They asked some questions and gave use our clearance papers, afterwards we went for Sushi.
The following day we returned to Lunenburg, walked through the town, to the Academy, and to the three bookstores. We had
dinner at the Saltshaker and went to Cafe No.9 and listened to some live music and sat beside a young man who was working on the Bluenose II for a few months.
Then we made our way to Dartmouth and unfortunately they had no moorings available for us, so we anchored, in a beautiful spot! Lots of chores to do on Lorena now.
We had dinner (and brought our laundry) to Reed and Naomi’s home (and Wes and Kai) the night we arrived. It was nice to see them and we brought turkey burgers, hummus, cheese and crackers, and a Mola from Panama (San Blas) to gift to them.Read more