Sable Island Expedition – August 12, 2009
Black Stallion Our hopes for extra days on Sable were dashed with the arrival of a beautiful sunny day. We loaded our gear into the pickup and headed for the landing beach to await our plane. We valued any time with Gerry, as he was so generous with information about the island and its history. […]
Sable Island Expedition – August 11, 2009
Newborn Red Bay Stallion I awoke in the morning to thick fog and I new that our flight would not be leaving. I was actually looking forward to getting some images of the horses in fog, especially since this was the norm for 125 days of the year on Sable. I got a little extra […]
Sable Island Expedition – August 10, 2009
Foal & Tripod The forecast had been for it to sock in overnight and rain all day. Ever hopeful I set my alarm for 4:30am and was pleasantly surprised to see the moon and stars. After a quick cup of instant decaf I stepped outside and as I closed the yard gate behind me I […]
Sable Island Expedition – August 9, 2009
Lake Wallace Sunrise Panoramic Today was supposed to be the only sunny day of the week, so I knew I had to make the most of every minute. I headed out to Lake Wallace in the hopes of getting a nice sunrise reflection. Lake Wallace is mentioned frequently in the history of Sable Island and […]
Sable Island Expedition – August 8, 2009
Aerial Horses Aerial Sable I held my breath as the call came from Ted at Maritime. “Be at the hangar at 8:30am for a probable departure at 9.” We arrived at 8:20am and paced the waiting room for confirmation from Gerry. It was still not guaranteed until he had check the beach runway. We knew […]
Sable Island Expedition – August 7, 2009
Pitcher Plant Lotus My alarm went off at 4am, and I quickly dressed and dashed downstairs to the wi-fi area to check the Peggy’s Cove Webcam. It was difficult to see much in the dark, but it looked fog-free, so I texted Darren and he responded with an enthusiastic ‘On my way!’. It was quite […]
Sable Island Expedition – August 6, 2009
Chebucto Head Today was full moon. It was also my 51st birthday. Surely the weather gods would smile upon me today and the luck would change? Again we checked every 3 hours and again the weather was unfit for flying. I went down to Chebucto Head where there was a small abandoned lighthouse, some […]
Sable Island Expedition – August 5, 2009
More fog! Our spirits dipped to an all time low when the morning report from the pilot was a ‘no go’ for this morning. It did not look good for the afternoon either but we were still on stand-by. Now it felt like we were just killing time and it was then that it really […]
Sable Island Expedition – August 4, 2009
We received bad news again today regarding the weather. The fogbank was as thick as ever and there was no break in the forecast. We were told not to stray more than an hour or so driving distance away as the weather could change unexpectedly and we would be called in for our flight. The […]
Sable Island Expedition – August 3, 2009
There is an enormous fog bank sitting off the Atlantic Coast. According to pilot from Maritime Air Charters it is larger, formed earlier and is lasting longer than most years. We were warned that only 50% of the time does the flight leave on schedule and that we would need a couple of ‘buffer days’ […]