Leaving Yarmouth it was a short trip to Chester. Always I try to keep under five hours as that is all my body needs for a good days outing. Mahone Bay covers a very large area and I will be making short runs between a couple of villages in Mahone bay to take it all in. Chester was my first stop and had just finished race week. In fact all of the external trash receptacles were full with beer cans and bottles. Race week in Chester is the busiest time of the year for the merchants. After race week the village goes back to being a carbon copy of a wealthy Cape Cod community.
This tree was obviously dead, and a local carver made a interesting statue of it. One side has dolphins and the other has a whale, you may not make out the details because of the light but that is what they are.
Local art classes outdoor project
Public salt water swimming pool
Chester Brass Band
Leaving Chester I cruised Mahone bay on the way to Mahone Bay Village. On the way I saw on the charts that I was near Oak Island of Capt Kidd fame so I cruised on by.
Oak Island, where Capt Kidd's treasure is buried??? These folks are draining the swamp which is suspected of holding the treasure. I saw a documentary on this project last year, sure enough, they are still at it.
The swamp lies in the middle of this picture just over the burn of the ocean wall.
Mahone Bay Village, the claim to fame for the village is the 3 churches in a row. Nice stop, usual sights but not very exciting. I was able to catch up with a friend made last year in Pictou, who had a mooring for loan when in the area. Bad luck, he bought a new boat, so I had to get a municipal one for the night. I considered anchoring but the tide and current were too strong to chance it with the available swing allowed by all the other boats in the harbor.
I cruised to Lunenburg from Mahone Bay Village, it was a short distance so I got there early in the afternoon. As I approached the harbor I spied the masts of the Lord Nelson coming out.
Approaching Lunenburg, what a colorful town.
Whale jaw bone
This is the first experimental Fiberglass Boat which the Canadian Government contracted and loaned around the country to try and convince the fishermen that this type of boat would be better than the traditional wood manufacturer.
Replica of "Blue Nose" which was built by the Canadian Government to memorialize the original Blue Nose Schooner which won so many races in years past.
Sherburne Village
Yarmouth NS
Low tide the ramp turns into a stairway.
Dockside the second day, I eventually went out to a Mooring for the night.
High and dry, this is how bottom maintenance is done on the boats, of course the work must be something that can be accomplished between tides.
Evening sunset at Yarmouth.
Early morning departure.
