Tuesday, August 5th. Grand Bruit

The water temperature was 17.5C (63F) so we decided to brave a swim.  The water temp wasn’t too bad, but we were a bit put off by the jellyfish so cut the swim short.  Our solar shower, (cool but not cold), finished off the mornings bath/shower activities.  Very much refreshed, we had breakfast and went for a walk along the shore.  We had hoped to walk to the top of the hill, but with no footpaths and dense trees, it was not going to be a pleasant experience.  We opted for a ride around the bay in the dinghy instead. 

We set off for Grand Bruit, 47 40.32N 058 13.54W at about noon, and stopped at a couple of likely looking Cod locations.  There was no wind, so we simply stopped the engines and sat there while Ron jigged for some cod.  And he caught some – 1 small and 2 of decent size.  He also caught the ugliest fish you could imagine – apparently called a Scobie.  This one looked scary so he threw it back. 

Grand Bruit was resettled 4 years ago so we weren’t sure if the port would be deserted.  Fortunately it wasn’t  - there were several people on the dock interested in our boat.  One guy, Joe, had been fishing these waters for 40 odd years, so we asked him if he knew how to fillet a cod.  He had, in fact, done this once or twice before, and Ron watched (and learned?), while he filleted our fish.  We offered him one, but he refused – I guess he’s had cod before too.  We were lucky to have met him, had Ron tried to fillet the fish he would have got ½ the meat Joe got. 

We went for quick walk around town, and inspected the pond above the town, where we’re hoping to swim tomorrow. 

Teresa fried the fish and served it with rice and turnips, (fresh veggies have been in short supply for a while).  The fish was excellent!  And we have enough left over for fish sandwiches tomorrow.

When it was time for washing up, several guys were on the dock looking at our boat, so Ron went outside to talk to them.   Unfortunately, when he finished chatting, all the washing up was done. 

Ships Log: 4201, Todays Log: 7.8, Seasons Total: 613