2 August, 2005 - On Board the Mary Day - Great Cove to Burnt Coat Harbor

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We woke up to a very foggy morning in Great Cove. We couldn't even see the other windjammers anchored near us at first.

14.8 KB	74.1 KB	The schooner Nathaniel Bowditch barely visible in the morning fog.
17.4 KB	86.2 KB	The schooner Timberwind is also barely visible.
23.9 KB	88.1 KB	Fog largely obscures the schooner Lewis R. French as well.
25.3 KB	104.5 KB	The Timberwind has now been revealed by the thinning fog.
23.5 KB	98.9 KB	An island showing slightly above the fog.
28.5 KB	113.7 KB	The Nathaniel Bowditch and the Timberwind.
34.7 KB	136.2 KB	The Timberwind sailing past the far side of the anchored Nathaniel Bowditch.
37.7 KB	146.9 KB	The Heritage riding at anchor.
38.5 KB	126.2 KB	Mess Mate Liz.
72.2 KB	219.4 KB	Deckhand Seth and First Mate Emily in the bow of the Mary Day.
38.6 KB	119.6 KB	Captain Barry and passengers Meg and Larry.
39.9 KB	131.5 KB	Passenger Joe and "watcher of the captains' children" Zoe working.
33.3 KB	131.0 KB	Fog thickening around the Lewis R. French.
33.6 KB	125.8 KB	The Lewis R. French's sails showing above the fog.
46.5 KB	149.3 KB	Larry at the wheel.
44.3 KB	147.7 KB	Emily and Barry.
69.4 KB	217.7 KB	Passengers relaxing on the cabins.
85.0 KB	272.8 KB	The port bow of the Mary Day in shade from the sails.
70.4 KB	213.5 KB	Passengers Louise and Rachel with Seth and Emily in the background.
67.5 KB	219.0 KB	Passenger Adele at the wheel.
43.3 KB	157.2 KB	The Timberwind closer now.
38.7 KB	149.7 KB	The Timberwind again.
40.0 KB	157.6 KB	A nearby lobster boat.
77.0 KB	239.9 KB	Liz hauling on the mail topsail tack line (I think) as the Mary Day comes about.
55.7 KB	176.3 KB	Emily and passenger John relaxing in the stern.
40.1 KB	149.9 KB	A lobster boat surrounded by gulls.
37.7 KB	150.2 KB	The Timberwind beginning to pass the Lewis R. French from the Mary Day's perspective.
37.5 KB	144.4 KB	The Timberwind now past the Lewis R. French.
36.4 KB	142.9 KB	The Timberwind and the Nathaniel Bowditch in the distance.
38.6 KB	153.2 KB	The marconi-rigged schooner Ellida.
34.1 KB	146.2 KB	The Lewis R. French and the Nathaniel Bowditch further away.
41.1 KB	152.9 KB	A gap between two islands.
57.8 KB	175.4 KB	I'm at the wheel with Barry supervising.

I gave up the wheel to Barry as we sailed into Burnt Coat Harbor at Swans Island. We were there to attend the Sweet Chariot Folk Festival that evening.

76.1 KB	269.8 KB	Burnt Coat Harbor Light.
75.5 KB	279.3 KB	A lobster boat in Burnt Coat Harbor.
71.0 KB	237.4 KB	Captain Barry at the wheel with Captain Jen Martin and Zoe hauling on the main sheet.
65.2 KB	229.8 KB	An unpopulated part of Burnt Coat Harbor seen past the mainsail boom.
61.0 KB	222.6 KB	Back to the populated part of Burnt Coat Harbor.
55.6 KB	216.3 KB	More of the harbor.
55.4 KB	207.8 KB	A view back at Burnt Coat Harbor Light.
44.6 KB	179.1 KB	The Lewis R. French sailing into Burnt Coat Harbor.

We went ashore in the yawl boat to stretch our legs. Lis and I strolled the direction of the lighthouse on Hockamock Head.

62.4 KB	233.8 KB	A lobster boat seen from a landing at Swans Island. The gull seems to be in charge.
69.6 KB	258.8 KB	A view of the harbor showing part of the shore.
78.6 KB	275.6 KB	Wild roses with the harbor in the background.
80.9 KB	288.6 KB	A miniaturized setting in a Swans Island front yard.
81.4 KB	303.3 KB	A second view of the miniaturized setting.
68.0 KB	261.5 KB	Another interesting front yard ornamental setting.
53.1 KB	197.0 KB	View across a field of the far side of Hockamock Head on Swans Island.
106.5 KB	387.6 KB	A drystone wall and wild rose bushes and other vegetation in a front yard.
94.2 KB	347.2 KB	An attractive front yard and house.

We were ferried back to the schooner, but went ashore again later to attend the folk festival.

77.6 KB	261.4 KB	The schooner Shearwater with folks from the Sweet Chariot Folk Festival giving the windjammers a warm-up performance.
32.0 KB	131.0 KB	A small open spritsail-rigged boat in the harbor.
55.1 KB	168.0 KB	Barry playing the guitar.
39.3 KB	131.1 KB	Lis sitting behind the Mary Day's wheel in its canvas covering.
38.5 KB	145.3 KB	An island in Burnt Coat Harbor.
53.2 KB	160.9 KB	Here I am sitting on the cabin before the wheel with the newly-arrived passenger Alex in the background.
45.7 KB	159.5 KB	The ketch Angelique anchored in the harbor.
41.2 KB	153.0 KB	Burnt Coat Harbor Light again.
62.4 KB	328.6 KB	Opening to the Sweet Chariot Folk Festival with Geoff Kaufman leading a chanty.
58.4 KB	333.5 KB	Hanna-McEuen at the Sweet Chariot Folk Festival.

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