Late, late on Thursday the 23rd . . . really, early on Friday the 24th, Bonnie, along with Dick and Betty Gray, arrived on SONATA . . . about 0300. Everyone slept and then later on Friday a tour of Halifax was completed with lunch downtown and a stop at the grocery. Dick and Betty were put to the test the next day, Saturday. Saturday we were underway just before 0600 for Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The trip brought fog, dampness, and 4 METER swells, all making for a less than comfortable ride.
Our arrival in Luneburg was greeted by the annual gaff-rigged schooner race. Some beautiful boats.
Pier space was at a premium in Luneburg due to the races. We were granted space alongside the Fisheries Museum. Captain Pike of the museum fabricated side boards for SONATA to rest against the high piers (9' tides and no floating docks); long lines used to remain alongside.
Leaving Lunenburg for Liverpool provided still another Nova Scotia foggy day. Liverpool was founded by loyalists in 1759 and privateers and shipwrights flourished here in large New England styled homes.
It was a short trip from Lunenburg to Liverpool, just over four hours, so we took lunch at the marina. Carla ran the marina as a volunteer, cooked some terrific burgers and we enjoyed lunch with others in the marina area and relaxed in the sunshine. Bonnie and Betty walked to town, Dick and Charlie worked on board SONATA.
Decision time! We held a crew conference . . . weather did not look the best; we can make the trip from Shelburne to Bar Harbor in two days or one L O N G day. The choice was one long day. The forecast for the trip was tolerable . . . the next several days after the trip were for more severe weather.
This Google Earth image shows generally were we went from Shelburne to Bar Harbor. A trip of 173 miles coverning some 22 hours. We all took turns at the wheel crossing the Bay of Fundy. We were underway from Shelburne at 0155 and arrived in Bar Harbor before midnight.
Bar Harbor, Maine. What a delightful place. We secured SONATA to the municipal dock and prepared to go ashore after being visited by U.S. Border Protection Officer Jefferson. A comfortable and easy entry into the US and by 1000 we were cleared into the US. A note here; this date marks the completion of the First Log Book of SONATA, some 300 pages of travels are recorded.
Late, late on Thursday the 23rd . . . really, early on Friday the 24th, Bonnie, along with Dick and Betty Gray, arrived on SONATA . . . about 0300. Everyone slept and then later on Friday a tour of Halifax was completed with lunch downtown and a stop at the grocery. Dick and Betty were put to the test the next day, Saturday. Saturday we were underway just before 0600 for Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The trip brought fog, dampness, and 4 METER swells, all making for a less than comfortable ride.
Our arrival in Luneburg was greeted by the annual gaff-rigged schooner race. Some beautiful boats.
Pier space was at a premium in Luneburg due to the races. We were granted space alongside the Fisheries Museum. Captain Pike of the museum fabricated side boards for SONATA to rest against the high piers (9' tides and no floating docks); long lines used to remain alongside.
Leaving Lunenburg for Liverpool provided still another Nova Scotia foggy day. Liverpool was founded by loyalists in 1759 and privateers and shipwrights flourished here in large New England styled homes.
It was a short trip from Lunenburg to Liverpool, just over four hours, so we took lunch at the marina. Carla ran the marina as a volunteer, cooked some terrific burgers and we enjoyed lunch with others in the marina area and relaxed in the sunshine. Bonnie and Betty walked to town, Dick and Charlie worked on board SONATA.
Decision time! We held a crew conference . . . weather did not look the best; we can make the trip from Shelburne to Bar Harbor in two days or one L O N G day. The choice was one long day. The forecast for the trip was tolerable . . . the next several days after the trip were for more severe weather. 
This Google Earth image shows generally were we went from Shelburne to Bar Harbor. A trip of 173 miles coverning some 22 hours. We all took turns at the wheel crossing the Bay of Fundy. We were underway from Shelburne at 0155 and arrived in Bar Harbor before midnight.
Bar Harbor, Maine. What a delightful place. We secured SONATA to the municipal dock and prepared to go ashore after being visited by U.S. Border Protection Officer Jefferson. A comfortable and easy entry into the US and by 1000 we were cleared into the US. A note here; this date marks the completion of the First Log Book of SONATA, some 300 pages of travels are recorded.
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