2018 Emerald Star Cruise

USA Fred called US Customs from near the border and because of our Nexxus we were cleared via phone to enter the US.  We went into Cap Sante Marina and Fred called Craig.  He came over this afternoon and after a few minutes found a disconnected wire.  We were expecting to pay multiple “boat units” but the solution was so simple.  Fred changed the fuel filter just to be safe

Since the only way to visit Poet’s Cove Hotel was by dinghy, Fred vowed to fix the dinghy or sink it.   Good news, he fixed it. This was the first time that Guinevere had a small boat ride.   It was a little scary getting her life jacket on but we managed.   It is clear that she loves the water.     This morning the generator was not running right. This evening when Fred tried to start the generator it was dead.   We didn’t think the batteries would stay up all night without charging.   Since it was about 8 PM the sun was down our only choice was to get on the dock.   We looked over there and picked an empty slip and moved over there.

Only two other boats at anchor so we found a nice spot to anchor in the middle

We anchored in a lovely spot behind Brown Island.

We rented a car today.  National Car Rental makes it easy and convenient.  We need to do the other half of our Costco shopping.   Of course the only reason Fred goes is to get a hot dog and strawberry sundae.   We pick up meat and perishables here.   As we are checking out I see a  huge chocolate cake. I cannot let Fred out of my sight!  After everything was totaled Fred handed them a VISA  card  and they only use MasterCard, which we do not have (of course in the US it is the other way around}. And then Fred remembered that he had a check ion his wallet.  We thought the price was what was on the register.  Good news for us, they calculated the cost in US dollars and we saved over $200.   When we got home from Costco I spend the rest of the afternoon dividing the meat into portions for 2 people and then vacuum freezing them.   We have a nice sized freezer aboard.       

We had a short and uneventful trip.   The Port Sidney Marina is huge and it is quite a hike just to get to the marina office.   We headed up to “Fish on Fifth” for our first meal of really good fish & chips.   Well, it was a huge disappointment.   Partly it was my fault for ordering the halibut grilled instead of fried.   I was thinking health instead of the reason we came here.   The fish was about 2” x 2” and ½ “ thick.   Just pitiful.   Sidney has a street fair every Thursday night during the summer.   Fred is not much for shopping, so he went through ahead of me and discovered a vender selling truffles.   He went a little further and had some ice cream.   He always goes for the sweets.   I went through at a slow pace and had a look at everything.   One of the things I purchased was an aloe plant.   Since we started out with problems I thought that it couldn’t hurt to have it aboard