I’m up early. Sunrise illuminates the brightly colored buildings lining the waterfront of Lunenburg harbor. Two men in a small dory row past. The famous schooner Bluenose II ghosts past; even filled with tourists she is a beautiful sight. The tall ship Europa, a Dutch training vessel, is moving slowly out of the harbor, then …
Kelly’s Cove to Port aux Basque It is 5 AM; sunrise is still an hour away but it is already starting to lighten in the east. A schooner has joined us in Kelly Cove; it arrived after dark and anchored a short distance away. We prepare Tivoli for a crossing; it’s 95 miles …
Halifax to Bras d’ Or Lakes We departed Halifax on a beautiful sunny and cool Wednesday. Tivoli and Roam both took on fuel at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, paid for our two-week stay, and motored out of Northwest Arm at lunchtime. We had anticipated leaving on Thursday as I had a …