Month: August 2025

Sunday, August 10, 2025 Happy Birthday Rachael! Departed Yarmouth at 9:30am. Cruised to the mouth of the Bay of Fundy to whale watch. We were not close enough for good photos. Not sure the type, possibly a Humpback Whale because of the white fluke spots.

A few playful seagulls were seen also.

For dinner we made Balsamic Chicken with peppers over rice.

Our current heading is for Provincetown, Massachusetts, back to the USA, and so our “watches” begin. Steve and I are up first, 5:30pm to midnight. Followed by Dan and Tammy till morning. This will be a two night continuous passage to Massachusetts, today is Day 1.

Monday, August 11, 2025 Day 2. All of our time pieces have switched, we are back on East Coast Time. For dinner we made Baked Chicken and vegetables with Orzo.

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 Happy Birthday Madison! 8:14am we have officially checked into the USA, via CBP Roam app. By noon we traversed the Cape Cod Canal. By 7 pm we were cruising through Long Island Sound.

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 Long Island Sound to Larchmont. Picked up a mooring at Horseshoe Harbor Yacht Club. Our friend Dave Morris is a member here. Total three day trip miles traveled 144.55. Back in August of 2022, we helped Dave and Carol sail their new to them J105 from Rock Hall, Maryland to Larchmont, NY. Dave also races Thistles. We spent an enjoyable evening with Dave and Carol at their house.

Thursday, August 14, 2025 in the morning we walked 1 mile to Stanz Café in Larchmont for breakfast, the temperature was muggy, hot and very humid 80F. Departed the Yacht Club at 10:30am. Heading to NewYork City, sightseeing on the East and Hudson Rivers.

Anchored at Sandy Hook, NJ 6:45pm for the night. Total miles traveled today 42. We stopped for the night as tomorrow brings a northerly wind.

Friday, August 15, 2025 anchor up at 6:40am. Sailing the sandy beach coastline of New Jersey, all day. For several hours we were cruising over 8knots!

Saturday, August 16, 2025 At 1:15am, we turned to starboard up the Delaware Bay. Entered the C & D Canal at 11:15am. After 4.5 hours of negative current, entered the Chesapeake at 3:55pm. 7:10pm, Trance is home. Total miles traveled past two days, 215.44.

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 anchor up 7:41am. Arrived at the LaHave Bakery for brunch at 10:30am, departed at 12:28pm heading up river to the Bridgewater Marina.

Arrived at Bridgewater 2:30pm, total miles travelled today 24.

We met Dave whose boat is docked next to ours. Dave lives in Bridgewater. He volunteered to give us a ride to Sobeys grocery store. Called him to pick us up when we were finished shopping. For dinner we took the dingy up the river to a public park dock, walked to the River Pub.

We spent the evening after dinner taking showers, doing laundry in between playing cards in the all purpose room. The marina building has ok showers and the washer and dryer were free to use!

Thursday, August 7, 2025 departed Bridgewater at 7:05am. Destination, Shelburne.

Total miles traveled today 77.2 miles. Arrived in Shelburne at 7pm. Made a crustless Taco Pie for dinner, later walked a bit around town.

Friday, August 8, 2025 went to a few “nicknack” shops on Water Street. Had lunch at Boxing Rock Brewing Company, a local brewery. For dinner we participated, in the tasting of a chili competition, at the Shelburne Yacht Club. The event was a fundraiser for the club. There were 15 different chilies to taste. We chose the one voted in second place, similar to the winning one with less heat.

Saturday, August 9, 2025 departed Shelburne Yacht Club at 6:45am.

A plethora of lighthouses were seen along the rocky southern coast on our way to Yarmouth. Many old structures are automated or solar powered and some not in use have modern light and fog sounding devices standing next to them.

For dinner we made a sourdough crust pizza.

Arrived in Yarmouth around 7:43pm. Total miles travelled today 68.7. Walked down Main Street and the waterfront.

Saturday, August 2, 2025 Tammy and Steve arrive today! They are sailing back to the Chesapeake with us. Departed Bedford basin at 2:25pm. Arrived at Halifax harbour around 4pm on the dock for the night, distance traveled today 6.5 miles. We had a fabulous dinner at Bicycle Thief followed by a stop at Cows for ice cream.

Monday is a holiday here in Nova Scotia, August 4, Natal Day, celebrating the founding of Nova Scotia. A holiday celebrated here since in 1895. Fireworks were displayed tonight on the Halifax, waterfront.

Sunday, August 3, 2025 Happy Birthday Max! Had a day pass to stay on the dock downtown Halifax, just as we were walking away, we were told we had to move, as well as the other two boats there, room was needed for an incoming 140ft yacht. We searched twice, there was no available dock space, so we left the Halifax Waterfront.

We travelled up the Northwest Arm to Armdale, distance travelled 5 miles, and anchored. Took the dinghy to the dock at Horseshoe Island Park, Uber’d over the hill back to downtown Halifax. Our second trip to the Citadel. We saw several different exhibits from our first visit. Also experienced the cannon blast at noon!

Had lunch at the Wooden Monkey. Afterwards walked to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Very interesting exhibits from the Titanic era steamships to wooded fishing boats and a large section on the 1917 Halifax Harbour explosion.

Anchored for the night in Ketch Harbour. Distance travelled, 12 miles. For dinner I made Burrito bowls.

Monday, August 4, 2025 anchor up at 9:40am. Did another webcam sail by at Peggy’s Cove, going the other direction, with sails up.

Dropped anchor in Lunenburg at 6pm. Total miles traveled today 41.2. There is a webcam here too, focused on the Bluenose II. The four of us are on the right, Dan in a black fleece has his back to the camera

Dinner at The Salt Shaker Inn with the crew from s/v Celestial whom we met back in Shelburne mid June.

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 the morning was spent participating in a guided walking tour of Lunenburg. Unidentified houses are classic village architecture. The town was dedicated to preserving it’s history years before the UNESCO designation.

In 2001, on Halloween, St John’s Evangelical Church burned almost completely to the ground. 91% of the congregation voted in favor of restoration of the building to its original condition. Being part of the UNESCO heritage, Parks Canada had documents and photos of the church. Significant donations from residents contributed to items like the stained glass and organ being replaced. Completed in 2005, the reconstructed church has retained its UNESCO World heritage status. It also had been known there was a crypt underneath, because of the fire, three additional graves were discovered. These names were added to the plaque on the floor near the alter.

In the evening we took a guided Haunted Lunenburg walking tour. Strolling past ornate houses by lantern light, listening to ghost stories of past and present.

Sunday, July 27, 2025 Kris and Ron picked us up this morning we did a “Costco run”, picked up a few food items for TRANCE. Afterwards we went to Fisherman’s Cove, purchased lobsters for lunch. Went back to their house, cooked them up. Had a great afternoon!

Monday, July 28, 2025 grocery store trip this morning, 2.5 mile walk round trip. Purchases perishable items. Took an Uber to a The Binnacle, a marine store, to purchase a new water heater for TRANCE, it was leaking. Dan had to notch out the fiberglass to get the new unit to fit. He spent 8 hours working on the installation.

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 took an Uber to a Stellar Industrial, a mechanical parts shop, to purchase 15’ of wet exhaust hose that will connect the new water heater to the Yanmar engine. The old hose leaked, wasn’t long enough to cut the ends off to reuse it.

Another 4 hours of work today. All connected and working… No more leaks! Clean up time! Ron dropped-off some engine oil late afternoon and then we went to Rudy & Olive’s Fish and Chips for dinner.

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 laundry day.

There was sailboat racing tonight, and a food truck at the club. Dan was able to crew on a boat, I had pulled pork tacos.

Thursday, July 31, 2025 Ron picked us up in the afternoon for another Costco run, this time to get our propane tank refilled. Later, Dan changed the engine oil. For dinner I made Fajita Chicken with peppers. Continued bingeing Ginny & Georgia.

Friday, August 1, 2025 visit to Wolfville, in the valley, with my cousins. We visited three wineries. Benjamin Bridge, Planters Ridge and Domain de Grand Pré.