{"id":4867,"date":"2023-08-04T08:27:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T13:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailingtruenorth.net\/?p=1278"},"modified":"2024-10-09T06:12:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T10:12:47","slug":"day-40-welome-to-nova-scotia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/?p=4867","title":{"rendered":"Day 40 &#8211; Welome to Nova Scotia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Today we left Prince Edward Island and sailed across the Northumberland Strait to Caribou Island, Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingtruenorth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Nebo-Day-40-1-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1281 size-full\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We had a beautiful sail with steady winds and calm seas. We sailed under the Confederation Bridge, an 8 mile (13 kilometer) bridge that spans the strait and connects Prince Edward Island to the mainland. This bridge opened in 1997. It is Canada&#8217;s longest bridge and the world&#8217;s longest over ice (not this time of year, fortunately).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We tucked into an anchorage  behind Caribou Island, NS, one of two stops on the way to the Strait of Canso, which separates Cape Breton, the Northeast Island of Nova Scotia, from the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anchoring was interesting because the wind direction was 180\u00ba opposed to the tidal current. In order to anchor, we needed to point the bow against the stronger of the two forces in order to push the boat backwards, to ensure that the anchor chain laid nice and flat on the ocean floor for optimal holding. It wasn&#8217;t always clear which was the stronger force, but we got it right on the second try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The highlight of the day was taking dinghy, Lil&#8217; North, over to a nearby beach. It was low tide and wherever we looked, there were vertical squirts of water coming up through the sand. Under each of those squirts, buried in the sand, was a bar clam! The sea-life here was so abundant, with crabs, clams, snails, and oysters. Jon even spotted a baby lobster. We wandered the beach and observed the sea life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The evening was capped by a barbecue dinner accompanied by another beautiful sunset, and some Mozart in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"1296\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingtruenorth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1912-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1296\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Heading down the Northumberland Strait<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"1286\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingtruenorth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1920.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1286\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Confederation Bridge<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"1288\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingtruenorth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1931-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1288\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Ferry connecting PEI and Nova Scotia<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"1300\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingtruenorth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1932-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1300\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Befriending the locals<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"1301\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingtruenorth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1939-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1301\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"1302\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingtruenorth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1941-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1302\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Nova Scotia Welcoming Committee<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"1303\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingtruenorth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_8847.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1303\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Chef Dan<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"1292\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingtruenorth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_5780-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1292\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Caribou Island Sunset<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Caribou Island Sea Life\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v3hwoFyQFGY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sea-life activity. 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