On Saturday, Rose and I head for Niagara Falls, Ontario. My Summer Holidays. We’ll be gone 9 days so I don’t know if I’ll be able to post anything during that time. I’ll try.
I was born in Ontario, but I’ve never been back there since I was 2 years old. This is going to be interesting.
Fare Thee Well Love / The Rankin Family
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia / July 28, 2016
Last year however, my Summer Holiday was extra special – a gift from Rose – a sail on the Bluenose 2 Schooner – the only item on my bucket list. And this was to be the first sail of what they called Crew for the Day – where they take just a few folks as guest crew for the day. It cost 500 bucks, but it was worth every dime.
Building up to it though, had 2 fears : the weather – would it be windy, rainy? … foggy … or what? And sea sickness. I hadn’t been out on the ocean for a long time and if there was going to large swells, well … how would I handle it? I didn’t know …
We were up at dawn and headed down to the dock …
Clear sky … no wind.
Rendezvous at Bluenose Store … first to arrive.
Muster. There’s about 12 of us.
Captain Phil Watson fills us in.
Peek inside … lots of Bluenoses.
They give us a Bluenose windbreaker and a t-shirt.
We head down to the dock.
Permission to board.
Ready to go …
Crew introduction.
That gal looks heavy, but she was a hell of a Seaman/Woman.
Everybody was great.
Head below to sign in.
A bit more orientation …
… that’s port side. No smirking.
Waiting to cast off …
Excuse me for being envious. Have a great time.
Will do! I always have a good time. I refuse anything else.
That is a glorious ship! I love sailing. Have a GREAT time.
Once in a lifetime! Dream come true.
I’m jealous. Have a great time!! Enjoy yourself, don’t worry about us – we’ll be here!
Thank you! A nice adventure for us. Just hoping for good weather.
This is a really great post on your vacation to Nova Scotia on the Blue Nose II. I really like all the the great pictures on your post. Have a great vacation in Niagara Falls .
Thanks
Thanks AMIGO! We got lost a few times, but it’s pretty great so far. Going to the falls tomorrow.