A bright day with people fiddling around in the harbour.  Masts off, boats launched.  A US couple from North Carolina is leaving their boat here for the summer (?) “Start working on Monday”.  We have breakfast and wait for Wayne who must insulate the new exhaust pipe that gets terribly hot.  He does arrivr just as agreed upon at 0830 hours and fixes the final details. So...

...at 1200 hours we finally cast loose.  In clear sunshine and little wind.  We motor out through the estuary and by then the wind is up.  We hoist full clothing and set off in a tight angle. Wind about 15 knots.  After a while the wind turns east and then south-east and we have a lovely sail into the night.  Our new heater works perfectly and not only is it warm, it is also dry! Very comfortable.

At 0500 hours the wind suddenly dies and we must continue by motor.  This is, however, outside Cape Anguille, the (south-)westernmost point of Newfoundland.  Drizzling rain!...that clear up after lunch into bright sunshine.  Rain gear can dry out and the sea is absolutely calm.  No whales, dolphins or orcas, however, we have high expectations….!!

Reach Lark Harbour, about halfway between Sidney and Saint Anthony, at 1600 hours.  Tiny place (pop. 600)  with a reasonable harbour.  The shore line is impressive.  Massive hills rise out of the sea with clouds circeling above.

Here we find the most hospitable community that invites us for coffee and welcomes us to the local restaurant (quite close to the harbour). Walk up to the community and the grocery store.  Detour into a local summer cottage whose owner from Calgary (!),  spends 2 months here every summer with his family. We have an enjoyable evening with fish and chips, pool and the lot.

We are now ahlf way between Sidney and Saint Anthony.  We plan to do the rest in the coming two days and be at the northern top of Newfoundland on Tusesday evening.

Log  11988.  Motoring 11 hours