Sunday, 15th May, Louisbourg

Located close to the most easterly point of Nova Scotia, and overlooking the entrance to the St Lawrence River from the Atlantic, an imposing fortress was built here , and, around the 1750s, the French and British jostled for these lands.

Went ashore in thick fog on a 15 minute zodiac ride, in convoy. Then boarded a bus for the 15 minute drive to the lighthouse. Still very foggy when we set off on a hour´s stroll along the coast, all 27 of us and only 4 could hear the guide!. Would have been incredibly  beautiful with better visibility. Once back in town we had a 35 miniute walk, ending up in the market, where we had 2 really nice chats: one with a maker of cuddly toys, the other with Brian, the Blaney Scone company, his father from Belfast.

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Had a siesta after lunch, then a swim in 32 degree water( it had been closed at 36 an hour earlier!).Then a quick cup of tea before joining Herman's group at Trivia. Marcel gave a lecture on Eclipses before the Recap and Briefing , no recap!. The new captain ,replacing Captain Kosta Doroshenko, Captain Andrew Domanin gave his Welcome presentation. He was also Ukrainian.  We then went straight to dinner in order to sleep between 9 and midnight. We then dressed warmly to go up on deck to watch the lunar eclipse: but this was not to be- there was thick mist and cloud - and neither did the promised Gluwine appear!