Fri Jul 15 18:47:42 EDT 2011, Black Tickle, Labrador
The harbor of Black Tickle. Issuma's masts are visible to the left of the red fishing boat. A melting iceberg is in the background.
We spent a pleasant day in Black Tickle, resting, looking around, talking to people, and refilling the airtime on the satellite phone (this actually took most of the day). Black Tickle has a population of about 200 people, a crab processing plant and several fishing boats that operate out of the harbor. There are no roads to the island Black Tickle is located on...the ferry comes weekly.
From Black Tickle, we sailed north northeast.
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Comments [4]
.... map is working !!!
Most towns in Canada have public docks, where any boat that can fit can tie up (generally for free) for up to 72 hours or so. The public docks are not floating, and have no services (ie electricity/water/showers), but provide great short-term docking facilities in places that don't have enough transient traffic to justify marinas. The public docks are aimed mostly at commercial traffic, so have black rubbing strips or large tires for boats to lie against, which aren't compatible with all sailboats.
In places where there are marinas, the rate tends to be about $1.50-$2.00/foot/night (oddly enough, they charge by the linear foot, not by the metre).
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Thu Jul 14 20:14:33 EDT 2011, near Black Tickle, Labrador
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but.... when clicked on the text says=>
Thu Jul 14 20:14:33 CDT 2011
53 30'N;55 20'W:
near Black Tickle, Labrador
Tue Jul 12 18:37:04 EDT 2011, near Battle Harbor, Labrador, Canada
Despite the whales still not being all that cooperative about posing for pictures, there have been a lot of them, and they are really nice to see.
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Mon Jul 11 19:34:20 EDT 2011, Henley Harbor, Labrador, Canada
Old rudder, sitting against a rock at Henley Harbor.
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map shows you about 100 miles east of Isle of Wight . . .
George, I didn't take a close look at any of the wood to notice what kind it was. Likely local softwood, I think. Brian, do you know?
Nicely compositioned photo though.
Mon Jul 11 10:00:00 EDT 2011, Henley Harbor, Labrador, Canada
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Sun Jul 10 20:06:10 EDT 2011, Henley Harbor, Labrador, Canada
While we were anchored, sitting out some headwinds, this black bear was wandering around, looking for fish, I think.
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Sat Jul 9 22:55:24 EDT 2011, Chateau Bay, Labrador
Right next to Henley Harbor is Milner Tickle, which is the narrow body of water (which is what a "tickle" is in Labrador) is in the picture. We passed here on our way to anchor near Henley Harbor.
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Thu Jul 7 10:02:00 EDT 2011, Henley Harbor, Labrador, Canada
We sat out some headwinds at anchor near the abandoned settlement of Henley Harbor, Labrador. The old buildings of the village remain and are interesting to see. I managed to step on a rusty nail (fortunately I have had a recent tetanus injectino) while wandering around, so hobbled a bit for the next few days :).
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Mon Jul 4 0:00:00 EDT 2011, L'Anse au Loup, Labrador, Canada
The lighthouse at L'Anse au Loup (French for Wolf Cove) shining through the light mist.
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Sun Jul 3 16:53:55 EDT 2011, Strait of Belle Isle, Labrador, Canada
I am not sure what kind of whale this is.
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Getting close to Nain again.
nice picture, congratulations
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Yes,we are gettng closer to Nain, but not sure if/when we will get there :)
