Spring weather here is mostly fog...

Mother Nature seems to testing our mettle and sense of humour lately and has served up aless than nice variety at times .On Sunday fog and drizzle provided a less than welcoming backdrop as I photographed the USCG Morro Bay

as it exited CansoLock with APA pilot Tony Pierce guiding it to the south pilot station .The vessel was bound for Baltimore Md.At about the same time the hybrid self-unloader Alice Oldendorff was inbound to the quarry dock at Aulds Cove with APA pilot Elias Dorey on the bridge.
   I couldn't make it out in the fog so opted for a clearer day to get a pic of it alongside in Aulds Cove.

It has since departed for New York and is expected to arrive there on the 21st.
      Nustar Terminals played host to the 274 m x48 m crude tanker Sonangol Kizomba

which was emptied out in short order and departed this evening with APA pilot Tony Pierce in the wheelhouse.assisting were the 3 Point Tupper based Svitzer tugs Point Valiant,point chebucto and Svitzer Bedford.Had the weather been even a bit nice i might have ben able to get a decent photo of the un-docking manouever.