11:07am Sept 4th 2010
Wind gust of 99.8 km/hr recorded by our Weather Station
10:27am Sept 4th 2010
Wind gust of 98.2 km/hr recorded by our Weather Station

Fun in the Fog 2010

The Big  Clam

The Quahog takes 40 years to reach 4 inches in length. A four inch long Quahog will filter a gallon of water every hour. In terms of size, this Quahog is classified a “chowder clam” or more commonly in Nova Scotia,  “bar clam”.
Quahogs are among the longest lived marine organisms in the [...]

Summer is Here!
Well we are definitely seeing some wildlife!  On the water, the guides are reporting sighting everything from Porpoises, Seals, Minke Whales, even White Tailed Deer!
For some, the chance sighting is majestic, though impossibly quick – other times the wildlife is equally curious and playful about us.
Last week, while paddling through Ryan’s Gut, [...]

Eastern Juvenile Willets
Here’s a Willet we saw near the window on Friday evening. There were a few of them around. We’ve asked the birding community on Twitter to help us identify this guy, and the consensus is that this is an Eastern Juvenile Willet.
The Willet is a shorebird in the Sandpiper family. The Eastern Willet [...]

At low tide, Roger Power Island reveals a magnificent white sand beach. It’s really a little piece of the Caribbean dropped here in Nova Scotia.
I had heard for a few years that there are actually Hermit Crabs on this little paradise, but had never been lucky enough to spot one.. yet.
So after examining this large [...]

This week’s topic:  rescues.
Join Peter Meagher this Monday, June 28 from 6-8pm. Call 852-2567.

Friday night on the wharf.

The first cruise ship group of the day is gearing up to hit the water.

I’ve had a chance to be on the water quite a bit this weekend.
On Friday my trip took me to Back Bay, where we saw the usual population of gulls, terns and cormorants.
The jellyfish are out this time of year – we see them by the dozen in all sizes.   But on Friday I saw [...]