Yarmouth to Ingomar Island

 We left Tiverton at 0700 on Tuesday morning, before the ferry began its daily trek back and forth from Digby Neck to Long Island.  It was foggy and the tide was flowing from Petit Passage into St. Mary’s Bay, so we headed East along Long Island to take the St. Mary’s Bay route down to Yarmouth.  The fog came and went, but cleared up suddenly for us to get a good view of the famous Balancing Rock.  Pretty shoreline, but the rock itself is much more evident from that viewing deck on shore than from the water.  

Balancing Rock is the column between the two shadows.

When we got back into the Bay of Fundy, the winds had picked up and the swells were definitely not the “1 metre or less” predicted.  It was a rather lumpy passage and we were glad to round the point and head into the river to Yarmouth.  

Yarmouth Light 

We took a mooring at Killem’s Marina in Yarmouth so we could have access to hot showers and their laundry facilities.  We do have a shower aboard the Willie Dawes and I can do small loads of laundry, but sometimes it’s nice not to worry about letting the water run, and laundering sheets and towels are beyond my capability on board.  We also took advantage of the town’s offerings.  There’s a lot of fishing, shipping, and shipbuilding history here, and there are several museums to visit as well as a walking tour to see the many old Victorian sea captain’s homes.  We packed a lot into our day and a half stay in Yarmouth.  

Researching & prep: usual I read and Dan follows along on the Navionics chart.

        We left with the outgoing tide on Wednesday afternoon and headed South East.  We had a beautiful cruise down to and through Schooner Passage and anchored just off the end of Turpentine Island.  No sooner had we gotten settled when along came a speedboat with several worried locals, intent on rescuing us.  They’d seen us “stop suddenly” and thought we’d gone aground.  After supper, another speedboat came over and offered us a ride around.  Since they all had cans of beer in their hands and were pretty jolly, we declined but really appreciated their friendliness.  We sat down with our rum drinks to plan out the possibilities for the next day’s cruise, and enjoyed a colorful sunset.

Turpentine Island

Thursday was a gorgeous day - clear blue sky, glassy seas, and warm.  We left early and passed by Peases Island.  Schooner Passage, Peases Island… it’s like this place was meant for us!  A small seaplane buzzed us twice, low and close enough for us to see all its occupants who were grinning and waving at us.  Then we approached Cape Sable Island and the fog set in all around us.  We were here seven years ago and didn’t see the island then either.  As soon as we left its fog horns behind us, the fog started to lift and we had a clear view of our destination at Ingomar Island, where we anchored in a small protected cove.  

Buzzed

Peases Island