Little Harbor

Saturday July 25, 2015

46 05 985 N

60 44 830 W

Easy 10 mile run to Little Harbor from MacNabs. Typical day, cool and overcast, but it did not rain.

There are a few more cruising boats in the Bras d’Or lakes, not many, but a few. On the way we heard an Australian voice on the radio talking to a bridge. We immediately interrupted and got some details. They were “sorta” Australians, a bit like us. The husband (Robert) was Scottish, immigrated to Australia and then got a job in Singapore. The wife (Judy) is Australian born, went to Merton Hall in Melbourne, and we had mutual friends! So we agreed to meet at the “Little harbor” anchorage for a drink and a chat, which we did. Cavara also caught up with us there.

The entrance into Little Harbor (On our way out!)

Little harbor is an amazing anchorage. Tiny but deep entrance, then a one mile circular anchorage 20’-25’ deep, surrounded with heavy forest and a nice muddy bottom. Strangely, there is a small restaurant on the shore located in a log house, only accessible by water or a dirt road. No-one else was interested so Deidre and I took the dink in for dinner. Run by very German Germans, it was German smokehouse style – Deidre had smoked salmon, I had smoked chicken. We were the only people there. The inside of the log house was amazing. The sat us at the table under a huge window with a view of the lake. It was worth the $50.

A side note on the dinghy. I think I found and resolved the latest two dinghy issues. The engine now seems to be able to run for more than 5 minutes without stalling and the forward air compartment is staying inflated.