Halifax to Tantallon

July 29

We woke up to so much fog that I could barely see the bbq on the back of the boat. And I am not exaggerating. 

We started the day with a nice walk along the harbour front to the Market. We got some fresh fruits and veggies and headed back to the boat. 

Today we are making our way to Shining Waters Marina in Tantallon. This will be our marina for the rest of the season and where we will winter Knotica 3. 

We heard them fire the noon day gun just as we slipped the lines and pulled away from Cable Wharf.

We made our way out of the busy Halifax harbour to the Royal Yatch Squadron in the North West Arm for fuel. Fuelling took a lot longer than expected - line up and slow pumps. At 130 we slipped the lines again to head towards Peggy 's Cove. Just as we got out to open water, we were greeted by our friend the fog. - Are you kidding me - the amount of fog here makes boating a challenge for sure. 

The fog was very thick and there was a lot of boat traffic on the radar so it was slow going. We cruised at about 6.5 knots and pretty much went buoy to buoy. Back to the 2 gps and radar system. It was a long haul. 

Thankfully Noah slept almost the entire way. 

We were able to pick up a bit of speed towards the end and we arrived at Shining Waters around 530 pm. 

The marina is very nice and the facilities are great. 

When the sun starts to go down it sparkles on the water, hence Shining Waters.