Gerard Visit

The weather was great

Mostly we just sat around and enjoyed the weather.

We did go for a boat ride

It started out great with some beautiful scenery

We went to the Crammond Islands

It was rough on the way back and we both got pretty wet.

We had lunch at Cabot Links in Inverness

Betty and Jim at Cabot Links

Another beautiful day.

We had lunch at the Halifax waterfront when we dropped Gerard at the airport.  It was a little foggy.

This boat  (named "Mar") is almost a namesake

We visited with Theodore

Closing Up

We moved the stairs off the beach.  Can you see the crane (bird) in the water in the background?

Late September, the weather is still very nice.

Building a frame to cover the boat

Cover frame

All covered up

Lunch at Cabot Links

Beautiful Fall Day

Inverness Beach Looking South

Inverness Beach Looking North

The Course

Across the Course Towards Downtown

Enjoying the Boardwalk

Visit South

View of Lunenburg Harbour

Downtown

Chester Basin

Fishing for smallmouth bass

It seemed bigger at the time

The Floating Dock - Phase 1

First, you need a little concrete - 18 bags to be exact

You need a stabilizer beam to connect the dock to the beach

Using a big plastic bag you can pour the concrete under water and anchor the beam to the concrete base

Once the beach is tidy it looks like it belongs - now for some floats

Feathered Friends

The local cranes visit mostly in the mornings and evenings

Humming birds at the feeder - you have to look closely

Tall Ships and Pirates!

There was a pirate theme this year

USCG SV Eagle

Eagle

"HMS Bounty"

Did I mention there were pirates!

Bounty

The rest of Bounty

And there were pirates

Pirates everywhere

Solders from the Citadel

The Highland Regiment Performed

Sailing From Sydney to Spruce Point

Elusive Under the Seal Island Bridge.  It's not as close as it looks

Elusive in Little Bras d'Or

Heading towards Grand Narrows

Betty at the helm

Tom aboard Marangai

Lining up for the Barra Strait Bridge

Parting ways - Marangai heads for the St. Peters Channel