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The community of Sambro is tiny and quite compact. You cannot miss =
the government wharf in the sheltered harbour.=20
Dusan Soudek
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Paul S. Boyer=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Trip to Sambro Island on Saturday, 13 August
Thanks for posting this.
Does anyone know the exact coordinates of the Sambro Government Wharf? =
It is supposed to be at Bald Rock, Gull Road (an unknown road not =
appearing on any map), off Hwy 344 (probably actually meaning Hwy 349). =
Reference to Google Earth does not show anything looking like a launch =
site along the coast of Bald Rock.
???
On 11 Aug 2011, at 1:57 PM, Blake Maybank wrote:
Forwarded from Gerry Lunn:
There is a rare chance to visit Sambro Island at the outer entrance =
to Halifax Harbour this Saturday. It is a chance for a close look at =
North America's oldest surviving lighthouse and you can see where the =
MMA's big lens and oft-told ghost stories come from. =20
=20
Boat Ride and Guided Tours of Sambro Island
Sponsored by The Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society & The =
Mainland South Heritage Society
Guided tours will be available sharing the history and lore of the =
island. The interior of the Sambro Lighthouse will not be open to the =
public.
Date: Saturday August 13
First boat leaves Sambro Government Wharf at 10 am.
Boats will leave the wharf approximately every 30 minutes
Last boat RETURNS from the Island at 4 pm.
Single ticket $20
Couple ticket $30
Family up to four people ticket $40 Children must be 8 years or =
over, accompanied by an adult, and wear a life jacket.
*** Bring drinking water, a jacket, and wear sturdy footwear.
*** Be prepared to climb up rocks and walk on rough paths.
*** Note that there are no facilities on the island.
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<DIV><FONT size=3D4> The community of Sambro is tiny and =
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<A title=3Dpsboyer@eastlink.ca =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 11, 2011 =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Trip to =
Sambro=20
Island on Saturday, 13 August</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Thanks for posting this.
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Does anyone know the exact coordinates of the Sambro Government =
Wharf?=20
It is supposed to be at Bald Rock, Gull Road (an unknown road =
not=20
appearing on any map), off Hwy 344 (probably actually meaning Hwy =
349).=20
Reference to Google Earth does not show anything looking like a =
launch=20
site along the coast of Bald Rock.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>???</DIV>
<DIV><BR>
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<DIV>On 11 Aug 2011, at 1:57 PM, Blake Maybank wrote:</DIV><BR=20
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<DIV>Forwarded from Gerry Lunn:<BR><BR>There is a rare chance to =
visit=20
Sambro Island at the outer entrance to Halifax Harbour this =
Saturday. =20
It is a chance for a close look at North America's oldest surviving=20
lighthouse and you can see where the MMA's big lens and oft-told =
ghost=20
stories come from. <BR> <BR><B><U>Boat Ride and Guided =
Tours of=20
Sambro Island<BR><BR></U></B>Sponsored by The Nova Scotia Lighthouse =
Preservation Society & The Mainland South Heritage =
Society<BR><BR>Guided=20
tours will be available sharing the history and lore of the island. =
The=20
interior of the Sambro Lighthouse will not be open to the=20
public.<BR><BR><B><U>Date: Saturday August 13<BR><BR></U></B><FONT=20
face=3D"Arial, Helvetica">First boat leaves Sambro Government Wharf =
at 10=20
am.<BR>Boats will leave the wharf approximately every 30 =
minutes<BR>Last=20
boat RETURNS from the Island at 4 pm.<BR>Single ticket $20<BR>Couple =
ticket=20
$30<BR>Family up to four people ticket $40 </FONT>Children must be 8 =
years=20
or over, accompanied by an adult, and wear a life jacket.<BR><BR>*** =
Bring=20
drinking water, a jacket, and wear sturdy footwear.<BR>*** Be =
prepared to=20
climb up rocks and walk on rough paths.<BR>*** Note that there are =
no=20
facilities on the=20
island.<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>=
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