The Boat120 viewsWe hadn't planned to explore today (in fact we were only in Shediac to get Poutine) but seeing the boat again from a distance...
I had failed to get inside on my last trip to Canada, when the boat was run aground - how would our luck be this time ?
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The Boat - D Investigates131 viewsMy companion this time around: D, checks out the boat.
Some shaggers in a car across the wharf are in eye-sight but are fortunately too wrapped up in their own affairs to notice two suspicious characters hanging around an old boat!
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Regular Entrance115 viewsThis would be the normal entrance to the boat... There is no gangway, a 6 metre vault to the other side and it's a 8 metre drop into freezing water. Additionally, the boat is not level with the wharf and the floor on the boat is wood - rotten and suspect.
We write this particular entrance off as a bad idea!
But how to get in!??
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D Gets Stuck In127 viewsAh ha! D has an idea!
Let's shimmy across a wet and frayed rope onto a plastic buoy which is covered in ice - and then climb in one of the small docking cleats!!! And let's do it in a windy ice storm!
Whizzing Idea!!!
Here I'm already on - and D is carefully navigating the icy float.
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Along The Lower Deck114 viewsAnd... We are in!!
Uhmmmm... On!? In!? Ah, we got there anyways.
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ColourFull Location136 viewsOooh!! It's nice here!!
A little creepy: but nice!
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Winch119 viewsLooking along to the front of the boat - that's a sizable winch!
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Lonely Party Deck111 viewsWe enter the boat - ignoring the thoughtfully hand painted and well translated [in French] 'No Trespassing' signs. Side Note: is there such a concept as 'Trespassing' in Maritime Law? Boats don't follow the same rules as dry land abandonment I don't think!
This is the lower 'party deck' leading to the bar / canteen area.
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Canteen Area112 viewsInside the Canteen Area - the ravishes of time and pigeons are evident inside.
This location rocks, bounces and judders in time to the sea; It's quite unnerving!
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D Finds Deep Fat Fryer133 viewsEver vigilant in her search for good food, D homes in on the deep fat fryer!
While an essential part of Scottish Cooking and a healthy source of Saturated Fat - this fryer is far out of commission!
No fried Mars Bars, Haggis, Pizza or Chips for US today! :-(
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Venture Upward On Deck109 viewsIgnoring the fryer as a useless waste of space, we head upstairs.
Did I mention this location is a bit creepy?
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Man The LifeBoats119 viewsBig, rusty, alone and empty. You could fall in the water here and no one would know it, trip in the engine room and only be found months on.
All while the whole location heaves and bounces on the water.
Yes, quite creepy.
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On The Boat151 viewsSecurity to the bridge please - intruder alert!
/In fact, standing this close was required as it was fucking cold!!
The bridge was nice enough, but mostly stripped: the seating, navigation equipment and even the ship's wheel were all long gone.
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Rudder Indicator107 viewsThis Rudder Indicator was left alone however.
Whatever it indicates about the rudder it's probably wrong as the rudder was mangled into a ball by the ship running aground!
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Ahead Dial99 viewsWe ain't turnin' - We ain't movin'!!
We will find out exactly why a little later on!
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Ships Chimney104 viewsThe Ship's Chimney watches over us from outside. The smell of burnt diesel is STILL strong here!
Anyways, we have nearly covered all the fun stuff up here - time to head in search of THE ENGINE!!
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Heading DownStairs100 viewsLet's head downstairs (we figured this is the most likely hide out of a massive marine diesel engine) !
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The Engine Room - Generator117 viewsAhhhh!! The Engine!!
Well, could be - if this was a London BUS... No, this clearly isn't the ship's engine: but a backup generator.
Let's press on...
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The Engine Room137 viewsBlargh!!
No wonder the ship is so reluctant to move; some bastard stole the engine!!!
Well that's a blow! You can still see the twin exhausts hanging lonely and unloved from the ceiling!
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Shattered View105 viewsWell, we pretty much covered 90% of the boat and it's getting dark.
Additionally, this location is starting to creep us both out - the sound of pigeons flapping around and the storm outside is beginning to make us jumpy.
Time to set sail for dry land and get the fuck out of here - I want Poutine!! ;-)
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