A few days in Wreck Cove, Nova Scotia

This weekend was the first time this year that we spend the weekend on the boat.  We motored over Wreck Cove which is only a 20 minutes away from Shearwater Yacht Club. Inside this cove is a beautiful little crescent shaped cove that is ideal for anchoring. On Friday night 3 other boats (Good Medicne, Breezing and WishWind II) joined us from the club and we rafted up for a BBQ and a few drinks.  It was a very enjoyable night and the most warm weather we had so far this year. 

The second day was windy from the north but when you are in the cove you are protected from the winds pretty well.  There are some really nice beaches in the cove and are easily reached from the moorings. There are about 20 moorings in the cove that people have placed there over the years.  Some of them look pretty old so we only use the SYC mooring which was placed there this year.  At low tide there is about 6.5 feet of water at the mooring with lots of swing room.  This cove can be pretty busy on the weekends.  There is a ferry service that runs from Eastern Passage to the beach here in the cove so people are being picked up and dropped off in the morning and evenings.  Also some boats come here for the day to enjoy the beaches.  But in the evening most of the boats leave.

History

Wreck Cove(Back Cove), which according to friends of McNabs, has become the final resting place for several scuttled ships which some can still be seen at low tide along the beach.

Roger Drake was a fisherman who lived near the government wharf at Wreck Cove. From him the narrow passage between McNabs and Lawlor islands received its name. The census of 1827 indicates that he was a Roman Catholic and that in his house at that time were two males and one female. His son Alex, presumably one of the males, lived there after him.

William Frost lived at the extreme end of Wreck Cove, near the mouth of Frost Fish Brook. The place had first been occupied by a man named Farrell and later by Jacob Hutt. Andrew Hutt was listed in the 1827 census as being a Presbyterian farmer who's household consisted of three males and three females.

Friends of McNabs Island

Wreck Cove mooring field (looking South)

Wreck Cove North beach

Wreck Cove West (entrance to cove)

RaeAnn Studying, Harley enjoying the sun

Harley wanting to play

RaeAnn and Todd having a drink on Rob's boat

S'More

RaeAnn enjoying a S'More while watching the hockey game.

The first printed S’mores recipe appeared in 1927 in the Girl Scout handbook called, Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts. Folklore tells us the name “S’mores” came about because everyone who tasted one asked for “some more.”

Indoor or Outdoor S'Mores Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 marshmallows
• 1 graham crackers, broken into halves
• 1 Milk Chocolate Bars, broken into halves

Directions

1. S'Mores: Place 1/2 of HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate Bar on graham cracker half. Carefully toast marshmallow over grill or campfire; place over chocolate. Top with second graham cracker half; gently press together. Enjoy!