Yarmouth, NS
Saturday arrived with a majestic sunrise, blue skies and calm seas. There was no fog in sight and we pushed off and on our way to Yarmouth we go. Not too long after we entered the big waters and rode along the shore we saw our first fog bank which caused us to slow down and carefully pick our way through. Than came glimpses of light and visibility improved giving us the idea of where we were and what our surrounding looked like. One moment we saw land and islands as well as those treacherous big rocks along the points of shore and just as we thought we had it, it all disappeared into a new fog bank. Slow down the speed and be on the look out as best as one can. This is very tiring for the captain and most challenging as well, as I could only imagine. It is now mid day and the fog is lifting faster now giving us a fair chance to reach our destination safely and soundly.
Yarmouth seems a busy city with a huge amount of fishing boats present. There also is a fish processing plant in town. Fishing is the main industry here and all business seems to be servicing that. Even the seagulls know about it and there are hundreds of them waiting for the fishing boats to return back to harbor. The weather is in the low forties at night and during the day it might reach a balmy 60. Now is the time to prepare for our crossing over the Gulf of Maine to the coast of Maine. We stay an extra day for the winds to settle and give us a calm crossing. Martina is antsy and goes for a run followed by palates on the bow of the boat.

Finally the day of our crossing has arrived and it is a perfect day. Skies are clear and there is almost no wind indicating a smooth ride across. And so it is, thank God!
As we come closer to our destination we encounter more and more boats and more and more lobster traps. They are everywhere, just like a mine field of traps. The lobster season must be in full blast right now. As we later learned, there is no limitations as to lobster season or not. It is all year around whereby in Canada they have certain restrictions and seasons for it. Here each lobster boat catches over 2000 of lobster every day and all year around. The fishermen are happy about that but the high quantity is driving the price down. Still it is a good profit they make.

As we find our way through this maze of pods we have numerous encounters with dolphins that swim happily through it all. I pray they stay safe for I remember the movie “Dolphin Tail”.
We enter this crowded marina of Great Harbor at Desert Island and make our way though to the end in order to fuel up and be prepared for the next step on our journey. Our captain does well on both docks and we are settled in for our stay. We are in shock both do to the abundance of mega yachts and number of beautiful north eastern boats and the fact that we are now in 81 degree weather.
It is perfect for a detail scrub down of the boat though followed by a delightful lobster dinner at Abel’s Restaurant specialized in lobster preparations. I am impressed with the location and the view. Being here at sunset is simply gorgeous. It also is the last night before Martina departs to go back to her life and her obligations. It was great having you Martina for you are a delight to be with and your help was very much appreciated. Safe journey home!