Shelburne is pretty neat small town reminiscent of a colonial New England town. When the American Revolution fell to the Americans, the colonial British Loyalists fled and many of them settled here in Shelburne. In 1994 Hollywood invested in a make-over of the waterfront houses for the remake of The Scarlett Letter, which helped keep the historical homes alive. We arrived here from Carter's Beach mid-afternoon and had a very nice time walking around.
Dan got his towing fix here - twice! On the way into the harbor, we heard the Halifax Coast Guard talking with a distressed boater. Some fisherman were out for the afternoon and their engine had quit, stranding them about a mile from us and about three miles from town. While we had them undertow to the town dock, they managed to fix their engine and we cast them off to finish their planned afternoon.
After we dropped the anchor, some local teens took a swim from the town landing out to one of the harbor buoys. The water was very warm - 75 degrees! - but the buoy was a little too far out for some of them, and when they'd made their goal, they came over to hang on Sybil, our dinghy, and asked for a tow back to the dock. Dan was happy to oblige them.
We met up with our friends from the Volunteer for dinner at a waterfront restaurant where the waitress warned us of a rogue seagull that was swooping in to snatch food off the tables and leave unwanted deposits of his own. We took our chances on the patio anyway and enjoyed a good meal with good company.
One of our highlights in Shelburne was this little cutie who happily agreed to pose for a picture with us while Grammy took our picture. She then invited us back to her place to swim in her pool. It was hot, and we were tempted!
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