Thankfully technology has made it easier to cross to the US. We will sign up up for Weather Commander Service. They send you a bill after you cross and we have heard nothing be great crossings using their service. It will be well worth the piece of mind. We aren't sure which route we are going to go but we are thinking a straight shot to Boston. We will wait until we have the perfect weather window. We should be in Halifax by Thursday, so we are getting closer to crossing back.
It looks the last update was when we arrived in Charlottetown. Charlottetown is the capitol if Prince Edward Island. The town has many cultural events, pubs, boutiques and gift shops. It's like a small Quebec City, but better. I wish we had more time to explore but it was a day of provisioning the boat. We left Charlottetown early Wednesday morning, sailed to Caribou Island about 35 miles for the day. The sail started out a little lumpy with sunny skies but smoothed out for great sailing.
Thursday was another early depature, we ended up sailing 55 miles to Havre Boucher. We had another great sail with sunny skies. As we departed Havre Boucher on Friday, we headed towards Canso Causeway Lock, which is the opening to the Atlantic Ocean. As we sailed up, we had four dolphins off to our starboard. I thought I was taking pictures but the camera was left in view mood. I had perfect shots, how upsetting! We sailed 55 miles to Andrew Passage, a very scenic passage.. As we approached to anchor, the fog started setting in.
Saturday we sailed to Port Bickertonwn to anchor. The anchorage is very well protected. Not even a ripple in the water. The scenery around you.......hm, just let say it's an old fishing wharf and the building in front of you looks like it's 100 years old with no upkeep. Sunday we ended up sailing about 25 miles. The wind, forecasted for Monday, is calling for gale force winds. We had to make a decision where to anchor and there were no Marinas close by. Roy found Liscombe Harbour, 5 miles up a river, and it was a resort, with heated pool, whirlpool, bikes, trails, and kayaks. All included in your dock fee of only $40 per night. The dock is basically a single floater that 2 boats can tie to. We decided to head there to be safe for Monday. It had been 4 nights on the hook, and long sailing days. It was a good to step on land again. We ended up swimming, sitting in the whirlpool and enjoying the view overlooking the river.
The Morning Shunshine leading Yumsuch way!
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