July 25
Early rise today at 530 am. We we off the wall at 6 am. We left in a light fog and headed towards Canso. About 30 minutes into the trip the fog was so thick we could barely see the bow so we decided to turn back to St. Peter's and wait for the fog to lift. We've never experienced fog like this.
We tied up back on the wall and walked to the Bras D'or Inn for breakfast. We had a yummy breakfast and headed back to the boat.
The fog had lifted a bit but it looks like it is here for a while. 10 am we decided to head out again. It's going to be a long day. We headed out again towards Canso across Chebucto Bay.
We did the entire journey at sailboat speed. We were only able to cruise at about 7 knots due to foggy conditions. I was perched up on the front bench (in the crow's nest 😄) keeping a lookout and helping Sterling search for bouys. Noah was a great helper. He was reading the chart and searching for bouys. There were a few times when he found them before we did. He is getting to be a good navigator.
Thank goodness that Sterling and Wallace installed a new radar this spring. It's working overtime today. You wouldn't do this trip with out radar that is for sure.
The fog final broke about 2 nm before Canso. It was great to finally see something.
We entered into the approach to Canso around 1pm. It was a narrow passage way to navigate through. It was a buoyed channel as there were big shoals on either side of the passage.
We were heading towards Andrew's Passage. Not far from the entrance to the passage the fog got very thick. OMG. We thought we were done with fog for the day. Not so lucky. We could barely see the bow. We were pretty tired and decided we were not up for more fog right now. Liscomb is still 50 nm away. Back to Canso to find a spot to tie up and take a break.
Good lord. The fog has rolled in so thick that we could no longer see anything in Canso. We couldn't see the church or the break water entrance to the marina. It was crazy thick fog. We waited in the channel outside the break water until we could see a bit better and then entered the marina.
It's a quiet spot. Quite small. Room for about 10 boats. It's mostly fishing boats. We find a good dock a tie up around 2 pm. Time for a lunch break. 2 more boats come in to take refuge from the fog. One is a 35 foot power boat from Whitby ON doing the same trip as us. (They are doing the Eastern Circle in 4 months this summer Spontaneouscruiser.com)
The fog doesn't dissipate and we decide to stay the night here in Canso. There is a nice trail along the waterfront so we go for a long walk. Noah enjoyed throwing rocks off the shore.
Canso is a former robust fishing community that is now very quiet with a fairly limited fishery. It looks very similar to Change Islands.
Sterling was speaking with a man on the sailboat next to us. He is from Halifax and heading to St. Peter's. He has been sailing in Nova Scotia for 30 years and he along the eastern shore of Nova Scotia "you should anticipate having fog and it's a lucky day if you don't have it".
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