Already August
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
The flag snaps loudly with insistent winds blowing hard. Laundry flutters horizontally, dancing a gyrating dance in the steady gusts. Lark Harbour is white capped. I had every intention to paddle this morning with a fairly favourable forecast, but the Gulf is rough with big, whitecapping waves.
I'm windbound for my second day. I had intended to camp on a piece of grass near the wharf upon my arrival, but within a few hours, I'd been invited to stay with Lee and Janice Sheppard in Lark Harbour.
I'd spent yesterday hiking from Little Port back to Lark Harbour. Little Port has a slipway covered by about 20 orange and green dories. The port is well sheltered from the rough seas just beyond the mountains guarding its entrance.
Bottle Cove, aptly named with its bottle neck entrance, lies beautifully situated between mountainous walls along the Gulf and a circular cove rimmed by a coarse grained, sandy beach. A few orange and green dories lie on homemade slipways and a row of menacing rocks makes for rough waters when entering and exiting the cove.
Waters were alive with whitecapping waves and dories zooming around this morning, out to catch one's personal fish quota; the season starts today and lasts until August 31.
I was lunching at Marlaine's Tidewatcher Cafe, with sultry jazz music softly playing in the background. Lark Harbour sparkles, but a cold chill reminds me that it is already August. Blow Me Down Provincial Park lies across the harbour, with rounded mountain tops covered in trees, resembling fur from a distance.
Many thanks to Lee and Janice Sheppard for their hospitality.
I'll continue paddling southwards when the winds die down. This area is called Blow Me Down for good reason!
I'm windbound for my second day. I had intended to camp on a piece of grass near the wharf upon my arrival, but within a few hours, I'd been invited to stay with Lee and Janice Sheppard in Lark Harbour.
I'd spent yesterday hiking from Little Port back to Lark Harbour. Little Port has a slipway covered by about 20 orange and green dories. The port is well sheltered from the rough seas just beyond the mountains guarding its entrance.
Bottle Cove, aptly named with its bottle neck entrance, lies beautifully situated between mountainous walls along the Gulf and a circular cove rimmed by a coarse grained, sandy beach. A few orange and green dories lie on homemade slipways and a row of menacing rocks makes for rough waters when entering and exiting the cove.
Waters were alive with whitecapping waves and dories zooming around this morning, out to catch one's personal fish quota; the season starts today and lasts until August 31.
I was lunching at Marlaine's Tidewatcher Cafe, with sultry jazz music softly playing in the background. Lark Harbour sparkles, but a cold chill reminds me that it is already August. Blow Me Down Provincial Park lies across the harbour, with rounded mountain tops covered in trees, resembling fur from a distance.
Many thanks to Lee and Janice Sheppard for their hospitality.
I'll continue paddling southwards when the winds die down. This area is called Blow Me Down for good reason!
4 Comments:
Wendy, I just read that Renata eats 6000 calories a day to meet the demands of her paddling/bicycling trip around the USA!
So feel free to eat, eat, eat, especially if you plan anymore of those 50 km marathons you've been doing! (The normal level is about 2300 cal/day for an 'active' woman...)
I had the opportunity to put-in at Bottle Neck Cove a few years back and paddle towards Lark Harbour. I recall noting the size of the Bay of Islands as we made our way around the coastline. The locals warned us about the wind and sea if we chose to venture to the Islands...however, we passed.
Great to hear your doing so well. Will perhaps see you when your back on the mainland (New Glasgow).
Patrick
Patrick, I'm looking forward to a few days of rest in New Glasgow before heading home.
Lovely to read about your visit to Bottle Cove, Wendy. We knew of your project from a neighbour (Harvey) who must have been talking to you when you were there. We are currently building on the shorefront at Bottle Cove and think it is one of the finest places on earth. All the best for the rest of your trip and we look forward to keeping up with your progress.
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