| Departed Canso at 7:00am and headed to Issacs Harbour. Strong wind and high waves caused us to turn back. We had lunch in a small cove near Three Islets, checked out the passage to Issacs Harbour and found that the wind and the waves had not subsided. By this time it was after 2:00pm and we did not have sufficient time to reach our desired destination—even if the wind and the waves immediately died down so we started searching for a location to spend the night. Glasgow Harbour is a well sheltered area on the other side of the hill from the town of Canso. There was a lot of strong wind out beyond the barrier islands but we were in a very sheltered cove and quite comfortable. |
 Joan showed me how to rig up a bridle line from the anchor chain to the forward deck cleats and that arrangement took the strain off the windlass. We settled in for the night and Joan cooked us another great supper. By the time it was dark the wind was blowing very strong and Ananda was constantly straining on her anchor—but we had not moved a foot in several hours so we were confident that the anchor would not drag even through the night.There were many small islands surrounding the harbour. They all had lots of seals hanging out on them and were “moaning” constantly. It was an erie sound, especially at night mixed in with strong winds in the rigging! |
 The seals were still out there “moaning” even though we could not see them. I got our spotlight out and shone it on the islands. Every time the light swept by one of the islands the seals would stop moaning and then start up again as soon as the light was gone. Through the night we had a terrific thunder and lightning storm that circled around the area 2 or 3 times. We were all awake at the peak of the storm and watched the anemometer peak over 25 knots several times. Finally the storm died down a bit and we all went back to bed for the remainder of the night. |