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2045 Monday, September 4, 2023
At 0515 this morning David climbed the wharf ladder and cast off the lines. He was getting a ride to the airport in Halifax. As I got under way, David took the pre-dawn photo below of Tazzarin leaving Canso.
I motored out in light winds, passing by Cranberry Island and its lighthouse in the reddening eastern sky. As the sun came up, the day turned warm with a helpful breeze. I found myself wearing just a long sleeve T-shirt and going barefoot and feeling hot! It is the first day in a long time that I was not wearing foul weather gear and extra layers. Nova Scotia is more temperate than my cruising grounds to the north. Going barefoot felt like a luxury!
The big news of the day is that overnight the forecast changed dramatically. Now, the remnants of hurricane Idalia, that hit Florida, have reorganized into a well defined post tropical cyclone that has taken an unexpected turn to the northwest, towards Nova Scotia. The new forecast for tomorrow is a "Gale warning" with winds of 30 to 40 knots and heavy rain and thunder storms! Not something I want to be out in alone. So, time to make for a safe harbor for two nights.
By early afternoon there were lines of clouds forming offshore, perhaps outer bands of Idalia. I altered course for Liscomb, knowing I should seek a protected spot. By late afternoon I was passing the old lighthouse on Cranberry Point on Liscomb Island. I headed up the river, wending my way up narrow channels and docked at the small dock at Liscombe Lodge where Tazzarin is practically surrounded by wooded shores of pine and hardwood. Me and the local bunny rabbits will weather the storm tucked in here.
My ever-helpful brother, Bob, who was scheduled to fly into Halifax tomorrow evening, is going to jave a car and driver deliver him from Halifax airport to the boat late tomorrow night. We will head on after Idalia has moved out. Let's all hope for no more gale warnings or strong wind warnings for a while; three in a row is enough!
Photos below...
Bill
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