Boat Launch

After a very enjoyable bicycle ride into town and along the rail trail that follows the Annapolis River, we stopped for lunch at the "smallest pub in Nova Scotia". This pub sits near the pier in Annapolis Royal in Market Square. 
After lunch we stopped at the adjacent pier. Our purpose was to inquire about a large wooden fishing boat in dry dock at Annapolis Royal. 
There we spoke with three very engaging workers who were obviously associated with the boat and pleased to tell us a little about it. We were very excited to learn from them that it would be water-bound at the next high tide in about one hour's time. So we peddled home at full throttle and sat on our shore with our cameras at the ready. 

Then the boat started to move. Ever so slowly, it inched its way down the rails into the water. The boat, the Lady Cavell apparently built in the 1980s, harvests salmon from salmon farms around the coast of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. 
This dry dock is operated as a non-profit business for the private fishermen in the area. A much smaller lobster boat was tied to the pier waiting next in line for its turn at repair work. While writing this, it had settled into its cradle on shore.
I caught the event in a rather wobbly video. Admittedly, it is a little like watching paint dry. However, for those who have never seen a boat launched, it may be worth while to take a few minutes to view this:
Here is the YouTube link: https://youtu.be/ty4RbtDNFHw.