August 2, fresh brewed coffee in the french press and another great breakfast made by Suzanne being complete, we headed to the fuel dock to top the tanks. American fuel is always cheaper than Canadian, so this was my last chance to buy fuel at a discount, so we were going to squeeze it in. We got to the wharf, near the lobster weighing area, and climbed the ladder the 20 or so feet to the top and went inside the building to let them know I wanted to top up on diesel. The guy came out and lowered the fuel hose over the side of the wharf so I could reach the deck fill. We couldn't really see him while filling, so Suzanne stood on deck and shouted up to let him know we were ready to fill, and Mike filled from the hose, while I dipped the tank so we would know when it was full. Fuel now done, I grabbed our fresh water jugs and topped up. This is water we use for cooking and drinking. We still had lots of water in the tanks, but I wanted to give these a good clean before we used them for consumption. I did drop some javex in when we first started out in Vermont, but it had sat for a couple summers, so we decided to use jugs we knew were good till we got a chance for a deep cleaning. We were now ready and eager to start the day. Today, we enter Canadian waters.
We headed out of Cutler, with Suzanne's IPhone still sitting on the ocean floor under our mooring ball we used the night before. Her Instagram emoji still showing her at the location, and would for the next few days. Some people expressed concern later as we no longer posted and the emoji never moved. Davy Jones now has full use of the phones texting and internet plan. I hope he can get better reception than we had with roaming. Out the harbour entrance dodging lobster buoys as we went and headed into the Bay of Fundy. We headed towards Canadian waters as there are no lobster pots. We did not see anymore for the rest of our trip. We passed Grand Manan Island to our right and continued on to Dipper Harbour, New Brunswick. It was another cold trip as we left Maine, and the Bay of Fundy is not known for it's warmth either. We hoped to see some whales since Suzanne is an Ontarian and has not had the chance to see any before, other than in 2015, when I brought her on a whale watching tour out of St. Andrews, NB. She did see a Minke at that time, plus some seals and dolphins. No luck today with whale watching, just a few dolphins and seals, all of which were camera shy.
We got in to Dipper Harbour, which is not much more than a wharf to tie up fishing boats. We couldn't go ashore here because we had not cleared into Canada Customs yet. We had the quarantine flag up, and the American down. We were getting low on supplies at this point, and Mike called a friend that lived a short drive away. He and his wife showed up with more than we expected. Fresh eggs, bread, bacon, etc will make our morning easier. The wine they brought would make the evening happier. I happily offered to pay him for these supplies, but he refused any money, and was happy to be able to do this for us. It was very much appreciated. The harbour was deserted with numerous boats tied up waiting for the next season's haul from the ocean.
We headed out of Cutler, with Suzanne's IPhone still sitting on the ocean floor under our mooring ball we used the night before. Her Instagram emoji still showing her at the location, and would for the next few days. Some people expressed concern later as we no longer posted and the emoji never moved. Davy Jones now has full use of the phones texting and internet plan. I hope he can get better reception than we had with roaming. Out the harbour entrance dodging lobster buoys as we went and headed into the Bay of Fundy. We headed towards Canadian waters as there are no lobster pots. We did not see anymore for the rest of our trip. We passed Grand Manan Island to our right and continued on to Dipper Harbour, New Brunswick. It was another cold trip as we left Maine, and the Bay of Fundy is not known for it's warmth either. We hoped to see some whales since Suzanne is an Ontarian and has not had the chance to see any before, other than in 2015, when I brought her on a whale watching tour out of St. Andrews, NB. She did see a Minke at that time, plus some seals and dolphins. No luck today with whale watching, just a few dolphins and seals, all of which were camera shy.
We got in to Dipper Harbour, which is not much more than a wharf to tie up fishing boats. We couldn't go ashore here because we had not cleared into Canada Customs yet. We had the quarantine flag up, and the American down. We were getting low on supplies at this point, and Mike called a friend that lived a short drive away. He and his wife showed up with more than we expected. Fresh eggs, bread, bacon, etc will make our morning easier. The wine they brought would make the evening happier. I happily offered to pay him for these supplies, but he refused any money, and was happy to be able to do this for us. It was very much appreciated. The harbour was deserted with numerous boats tied up waiting for the next season's haul from the ocean.
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