Tuesday 1st July.

We visited the harbor master and moved the boat to a more secure berth.  This was however a fixed dock designed for fishing boats, not a floating dock which is usual in a marina.  Floating docks have the advantage that they rise and fall with the tide.  We spent some time therefore adjusting our lines so that they held the boat at high water but had sufficient slack for low water.   

Once satisfied with the lines, we went for a short bike ride around town.  July 1^st is Canada day, so there was music playing all afternoon close to the boat.   There were also a few brightly coloured booths  selling ice cream, doughnuts, etc.  We listened to the music for a while, then sauntered through the booths until Ron saw “Deep Fried Mars Bars”.  This was a challenge that couldn’t be ignored so we bought one.  It was actually pretty good – a Mars Bar wrapped in some kind of thin bread dough and fried!

We alternated between the boat, (to check the lines and get warmer clothes), and the music bandstand and marveled at the locals standing around in T shirts.  (By this time we had donned sweaters and wind breakers). 

Late in the afternoon an American powerboat arrived and tied up in front of us.  It turned out that the skipper, Joe, was single handed and hailed from Beverly, MA – our sailing buddies Brenda and Vin’s home port.

We had organized a rental car for the next few days to explore this large island, and the rental guy called us to arrange delivery.  We were having lunch at the time and agreed to meet him in ½ hour at the boat.  20 minutes later, as we were walking down to the boat, a car wound down its window and a voice called “Are you the car renters?”  I guess we were the only 2 people in town that the rental guy didn’t recognize.  Life is different here!

We had dinner on board and then went back to the music and watched the Canada Day fireworks.  Ron woke at 1am to check the lines one more time.