We are sad to wave goodbye to our friends Lorne and Shawn. It's twofold sad - 1) our trip is truly now at an end and 2) it might be a whole year before we see the good folks of Shawl Bay again!
Its a beautiful flat calm day and we opt to get as far down as we can - Port Harvey is along the freeway so its a good stopping point for us as we finish our journey south.
The docks are busy at Port Harvey and we have dinner on the deck with Bob and Pat ("On the Edge") before we say goodbye to our new best friends from 100 mile for another year. The pizza is delicious and the company is good. Its good to see the new kid on the block (Port Harvey) be so full. With 3 less marina's in the Broughtons, we are glad to see that Port Harvey is coming on nicely! We have often discussed the group of marina's in the Broughtons and have come to the conclusion that we need them far more than they need us. There is enough business to go around that all should be fairly full for the short summer season. Each has a different thing to offer the boaters. There is nothing wrong with anchoring while you are up in the Broughtons, but its nice to drop in and stay at a dock and meet up with other boaters that you probably would not meet if you were always on anchor.
We hope that next year they are all still there and that they will have a good August - September to keep them going until May 2012.
We thoroughly enjoyed your visit and hope to see you next year as well. Thank you for your great comments. We are always excited to see you come around Range Island.
ReplyDeleteGeorge and Gail
Port Harvey Marine Resort