I Might Not Get As Far As I Thought ...

This morning broke sunny and cool but not without a few challenges … most of them to do with water: water and technology, water and packing and some to do with bugs. The tent fly was saturated after last night’s five hour heavy down pour though most things inside seemed dry(ish). Most things, that is, except the cell phone. I hadn’t put it to sleep in its dry bag and the leather ‘book’ cover (which was apparently stiffened with cardboard) sucked up enough moisture from the air to wet the phone and shut it down. First challenge, find rice – quick. A 4 km hike to the Tourist Mart and back and I had the phone packed in a bag of rice. Trying to dry out the tent before packing it meant an additonal 2 hour delay. So much for being on the road by 8. Finally ready to go and I realized my eye was swollen from a bug bite (of some sort or another) and I had three additional monstrous bites on my nick and jaw. Nasty little critters, last time I harbor them in a storm.

11 am (finally) on the road ... Garmin Dan, “USB has been plugged into wrong port.” “Oh, Dan! Shake the water out of your port. I didn’t change anything!” Click - OK (click ok, click ok, click ok again and again and again...)

But tonight this is the view. I’ve stopped at the Clipper Ship on The Bay of Fundy 6 times now. Each time I’ve used it as a stop before racing to the next destination. Tonight as I looked at the light reflecting off the little fishing boats jockeying about on the bay I thought, why?

I might not get as far as I thought, but I couldn’t pass by one more time. I booked a second night. My 'not planned' plans have changed again and I've got waves crashing outside my door, indoor plumbing, no bugs plus a bit of Fundy Shore to explore tomorrow!

 A bird on a pole ...

Is worth 2 on a wire!

(My dinner companions for tonight.)

When The Weather Changes ... You Change Your Plans

My friend Ron arrived on the Island last night so I motored over to see him in Rusticoville.

"There's weather moving in. I don't want to get wet do you?" "No, Ron I don't want to get wet if I can help it."

This morning's forecast called for a 'nasty-ish' weather disturbance to arrive just after lunch. Not enough time to make a 6+/- hour ride to the east end of the Island and get back so the plans changed. (The trip to Souris has been postponed until to my next visit to the Island.)

While we stood on the wharf, somewhere along Rustico Bay, trying to decide where else we might go we had the chance to watch a little natural drama. Mama and Papa Osprey were quite perturbed by a bald eagle in their territory and went after him. He ducked into the tree line and they returned to the nest on a nesting post on the wharf.

 

We decided to stick close to the area and do a little back and forth touring. First to the Park drive along the Gulf side...

Then on to Cavendish beach ... the wind had picked up and was unfriendly at times for riding, but much appreciated for stopping.

Still not raining so ...

We headed west to do a little more of Anne's Coastal tour up to Stanley Bridge and on to Kensington and back toward Cavendish. By then the sky was darkening.
It's raining now ... great excuse to do laundry. Tomorrow I say goodbye to the Island, weather permitting.