Spring 2019 - Montague to Port Sidney
23.04.19 // Categories: Spring 2019
Tuesday April 23, 2019 - Montague to Port Sidney
We had arranged for an early checkin at the Port Sidney marina, and our goal was to be there around 10:00am, so we left Montague at 8:00am. Clear sailing all the way over. Got checked into slip D4 which is close to the main dock so that the outboard didn't have far to go. Greg and Bob man-handled it from the dinghy to the dock finger, and then carried it down to the other end to put it in a dock cart. Then they headed up and dropped it off with Ron at the NWE office. He was heading out to do errands and so he was going to drop it off at Sherwood Marine on his own. So bing bang boom, it was all done. Time for a walk and coffee.
We headed up to a shop we like right at the top of the street and sat outside with Miss B and had coffee and a snack. By this time, it was quite windy out unfortunately so it was a bit chilly there even though it was clear blue sky and sun. Somehow we survived. And then went shopping. I did not buy the shoes even though I really wanted to. They were yellow.
We also did not buy any feet donut's, but yes we wanted to do that too - the bakery there looked and smelled more wonderful than ever. We continued up Beacon Avenue stopping here and there and ended up in the Home Hardware shop. Karen and I moved on down the road but Greg looked down and noticed that Bella's left eye looked funny. And she wouldn't leave it open and just had that 3rd eye lid come up in the corner. I looked REALLY weird and not in a good way. He had already looked up to see where there was a Vet office just in case and so we just continued walking down towards it and the marina. It didn't change at all so we walked in to see if we could see someone. They didn't have any appointments there so they called #2 Vet within walking distance. They also had nothing so she called Vet #3 within walking distance. (So many Vet's in Sidney?!?!) and they had an appointment at 6:00pm. So back to the boat for a nap and to try not and fuss. B&K met us and we all walked up together to 5th Ave and they headed to the store and us to the "Beacon Vet Hospital" where we were early.
When we made the appointment, they asked for information about her regular Vet. When we got there, they had electronically received Bella's medical records and the Tech commented on how cute her photo was. We went in to see Dr. Vegrea and he spent a fair amount of time reading her record and noted that yes, she does have a history of allergies. He then spent some time "getting to know her" and trying to listen to her heartbeat. He did an all over exam like usual too. Then he stained her eyes and took a look at them under blue light. He said both were swollen, just her left more than the right, and that there was no trauma. So it was either an infection or allergies. So we got some prescription eye drops that would cover both situations and we're to give them to her 3 times a day for 10 days. Poor Bella.
Back to the boat where we had a quick dinner, and then gave her some eye drops. She didn't mind them going in, but then she really fussed afterwards. She really did want to go straight to bed - she just stands at the top of the aft cabin stairs and stares down them and sighes. We instead went over to OF and watched "The Incredibles 2" so we could have a laugh. Then back to the boat and to bed.
We had arranged for an early checkin at the Port Sidney marina, and our goal was to be there around 10:00am, so we left Montague at 8:00am. Clear sailing all the way over. Got checked into slip D4 which is close to the main dock so that the outboard didn't have far to go. Greg and Bob man-handled it from the dinghy to the dock finger, and then carried it down to the other end to put it in a dock cart. Then they headed up and dropped it off with Ron at the NWE office. He was heading out to do errands and so he was going to drop it off at Sherwood Marine on his own. So bing bang boom, it was all done. Time for a walk and coffee.
We headed up to a shop we like right at the top of the street and sat outside with Miss B and had coffee and a snack. By this time, it was quite windy out unfortunately so it was a bit chilly there even though it was clear blue sky and sun. Somehow we survived. And then went shopping. I did not buy the shoes even though I really wanted to. They were yellow.
We also did not buy any feet donut's, but yes we wanted to do that too - the bakery there looked and smelled more wonderful than ever. We continued up Beacon Avenue stopping here and there and ended up in the Home Hardware shop. Karen and I moved on down the road but Greg looked down and noticed that Bella's left eye looked funny. And she wouldn't leave it open and just had that 3rd eye lid come up in the corner. I looked REALLY weird and not in a good way. He had already looked up to see where there was a Vet office just in case and so we just continued walking down towards it and the marina. It didn't change at all so we walked in to see if we could see someone. They didn't have any appointments there so they called #2 Vet within walking distance. They also had nothing so she called Vet #3 within walking distance. (So many Vet's in Sidney?!?!) and they had an appointment at 6:00pm. So back to the boat for a nap and to try not and fuss. B&K met us and we all walked up together to 5th Ave and they headed to the store and us to the "Beacon Vet Hospital" where we were early.
When we made the appointment, they asked for information about her regular Vet. When we got there, they had electronically received Bella's medical records and the Tech commented on how cute her photo was. We went in to see Dr. Vegrea and he spent a fair amount of time reading her record and noted that yes, she does have a history of allergies. He then spent some time "getting to know her" and trying to listen to her heartbeat. He did an all over exam like usual too. Then he stained her eyes and took a look at them under blue light. He said both were swollen, just her left more than the right, and that there was no trauma. So it was either an infection or allergies. So we got some prescription eye drops that would cover both situations and we're to give them to her 3 times a day for 10 days. Poor Bella.
Back to the boat where we had a quick dinner, and then gave her some eye drops. She didn't mind them going in, but then she really fussed afterwards. She really did want to go straight to bed - she just stands at the top of the aft cabin stairs and stares down them and sighes. We instead went over to OF and watched "The Incredibles 2" so we could have a laugh. Then back to the boat and to bed.