When we got up this morning the winds were howling out of the north. The marina is tight and it was a falling tide. I wasn’t comfortable leaving in those conditions.
We waited for a break in the winds, which came about the time our friends on Oz pulled up in there dingy. Sue and I decided we’d rather go out for dinner and catch up with Paul and Clay than face a cold windy Atlantic. Pizza, beer, and friends always wins out. Oz, Paul, and Clay need their own post, and I’ll get to that soon.
We’re falling behind schedule. It’s mid September and we’re still in Canada. To make up time, we decided to sail from western Nova Scotia to Portland Maine. Unfortunately, that means we’ll be missing most of Maine. There’s too much ground to cover in the short season, so we had to sacrifice somewhere. Believe me, if it was possible to skip New York and New Jersey, I would have kept Maine, but it’s not possible.
Today was spent shopping and lounging. The liquor store was a mile or so out of town and I didn’t want to mess with the bikes for just one day, so we walked it. The local grocery store sold everything. Mostly groceries, but if you needed lines, nets, nuts/bolts, bearings for you trailer, they had it. But they didn’t have cilantro, so Sue’s favorite salad dressing will have to wait.
As we walked around, I kept seeing signs in everyone’s yard that they’re against the spaceport. I asked a local about it and sure enough, a company want to build a spaceport in Canso and start launching satellites. I thought I was living the Onion, but it’s true. Google “Canso Spaceport” sometime.
Here are some more pictures of town
Kurt & Sue Sail 
Yes, I see the cute little ghost on the upstairs window!. Good size house, need some freshen up though.
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