We are back on the waters on Adriana 1.Ready to restart the adventure!
Last Sept.we left our boat in a shipyard in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia where the Bluenose 3 also wintered.After spending the last 8 months at home in Markdale we arrived back in Lunenburg on Tuesday, May 28th.The boat was launched on the Thursday the same day we picked up Mark and Brenda from the airport in Halifax. The 4 of us watched it slip into the waters. Bill and Mark motored it over to the wharf while Brenda and I drove the truck over to where Adriana 1 would be prepared for the last leg of the circuit we started on August 15 of 2011.That afternoon the dingy went up and an extra anchor sided up to the other one. Sails went up , engines were checked, some cleaning and provisioning was looked after. We shared a couple of great days with Mark and Brenda.After farewells, Adriana1 took us to Chester. From Chester to Halifax.This trip tested the sea worthiness of our ship. All systems worked well in the fog , wind and waves. Again we were thankful for radar, chartplotters and a sturdy ship.We were very excited when the fog cleared as we entered the waters carrying us into the Halifax port. It was 65 years ago and 63 years ago that our parents[families] came into this harbour docking at Pier 21, to start a whole new life in this country as did so many immigrant families in those years.We did get a taste of this experience when we received a great tour at Pier 21. George ,our guide,let us see it thru his eyes and the film portrayed so many more experiences, feelings and emotions .This was a 'dream come true' for both of us to sail into this harbour .Looking back we can give thanks for the courage our parents had to go thru with this big change and for all our God has given us , his children, on this part of our family's pilgrimage.
We are enjoying beautiful weather here in Halifax at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron. Today we were delighted to have the company of Greg and Sally LeBlanc from Ottawa/Carp and his sister Jan of Halifax. Thanks to Greg and Jan's father Pier 21 became the beautiful centre it is today.It was his vision and much fund raising that saw this come to fruition.
Tomorrow we plan to start heading towards the Bras D'or Lakes, Cape Breton Island .Pictures to follow.
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