Wow , our first sunny day after 5 days of thick fog!!!
Today strong winds are forecast out in the Atlantic as I mentioned so we are staying put and will check out this delightful little Britsh town .Yes still got Union Jack flying everywhere here!
After breakfast we got our bikes out , first time for Graeme this year , I finally got him on his bike !
We rode around to the Islands Park about 1/2 hour away. Lovely views of streams and the amazing camping grounds with individual spots all numbered and with separate toilet facilities and views of the water. The water here is a dark tea color from the tannins from the trees , just like parts of the intracoastal on the east coast of USA . We biked back to the historic dock street for our lunch at the Bean Dock.A cute little cafe in one of the old historic houses built in the 1780's. We sat at a bay window overlooking the water and shared a nice bacon and scallop wrap and a flat bread chicken pizza.All made with fresh ingredients.Got back to the boat and chatted to the sailors behind our boatOne Couple was from Stonington, Connecticut , the other a German couple had been on their boat on and off for 8 years and had started their trip in Victoria British Columbia , Canada. They had spent some years down in Mexico and also the Caribbean.
We had visited (our favorite store ) the visitors center after lunch and got an excellent walking tour of the houses , so I set off to investigate them and the history of the area.Just like Yarmouth , this had a big ship building industry.The Dory is famous here a flat bottomed fishing vessel and many were built in the area.The Dory shop and museum still has a dory maker perfecting his craft. The shop was visited and opened back in 1983 by Prince Charles and Lady Diana.I sneaked back into Bean Dock and got a Coconut Bliss icecream while wandering around!
Dinner on board tonight The wonderful CYC Gumbo was delicious We had bought and frozen some before we left the Chesapeake Bay.Then we headed off the the Charlotte Lane Restaurant for a concert! Yesterday when we were wandering around and checking out this the restaurant was closed , so the owner was outside watering her plants and suggested we could join her and the local friends to come to their monthly concerts they have upstairs in their house. So 7 pm we wandered over with a bottle of wine and joined in.Kathleen the owner was MC and she played guitar and mandolin,her friend Robbie played the guitar and violin and they had invited two young ladies from Halifax who played Celtic Harp and flute.Wonderful music a lot of Irish tunes with singing .Songs of the Sea and Irish themes. Robbie had also written several of the songs.
We got formally introduced by Kathleen to her 30 guests. All very friendly and welcoming.
It wa s a special evening. Turns out Kathleen's husband who is the restaurant cook hails for Thun a place very close to Interlaken ion Switzerland. He had gone to Culinary school there, and returns to Switzerland every year to ski when they close the restaurant down for the winter. As we walked back to the boat , the wind had died, the water was calm and flat and the half moon was shining on the water.
Just Idyllic!
Over and Out
S and S.
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