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Category Archives: Lake Ontario To Nova Scotia
Halifax – Sept 9
Today (Thursday, Sept 9) we will fly back home. We left Hamilton Harbour West Marina July 26 and spent the next 35 days (5 weeks) making our way to Cheticamp, Cape Breton Island. The last 12 days we have been … Continue reading
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Cheticamp – Hurricane Earl
Paul and Joanne just sent me these pictures of “Pas Du Fake” taken by a local photographer during Hurricane Earl. She was tied to the dock but the lines broke and she fortunately put her head to the wind and … Continue reading
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Wolfville, Nova Scotia – Sept 8
Wolfville is a small town in the Annapolis Valley and the home of Acadia University. We came here primarily to see the tides of the Bay of Fundy. The best place to see this phenomena is at Hall’s Harbour. Tides … Continue reading
Lunenburg – Sept 7
Lunenburg is a UNESCO World Heritage historic fishing and boat building village. 80% of its buildings are original giving it the UNESCO designation. It is also the home of the famous Bluenose II schooner. For almost 30 years the Bluenose … Continue reading
Peggy’s Cove – Lunenburg – Sept 6
I was right, today was a great picture day!! We went to Peggy’s Cove on a road through some pretty fishing villages. We then drove around Margarets Bay and Mahone Bay and Lunenburg. The pictures speak for themselves.
Halifax – Sept 5
I was amazed at how beautiful a day it was only hours after Hurricane Earl blew through here. The sun was shining so we went downtown to the waterfront. They were having a festival with music and costumed performers. Some … Continue reading
Halifax – Sept 4
We arrived at the airport around 4pm yesterday (Sept 3) and rented a car and headed into Halifax. There were a lot of students around and people were hanging out before the storm hits. We went to “Niche” for dinner … Continue reading
Cheticamp to Halifax – Sept 3
We drove to Baddeck and returned our rental car and took the bus to Halifax in perfect weather. Hope to see some live music in the city as well as amuse ourselves indoors while hurricane Earl makes trouble. Looking forward … Continue reading
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The Cabot Trail and Baddeck – Sept 2
We have been trying to make our plans based on when we can travel to Halifax by shuttle or bus. Hurricane Earl has been threatening to disrupt our travel plans and it is a long weekend. Today we are seeing … Continue reading
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Cheticamp, Cape Breton Island – Sept 1
We went to Baddeck this morning and rented a car and drove to Louisburg and the famous historical fort. The Fort is one the best historical sights in Canada (IMHO). After we took the lighthouse scenic road and looked over … Continue reading
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Cheticamp, Cape Breton Island – Aug 30-31
We really needed a day to rest so on Sunday (30th) we emptied the boat, went out for lunch and visited Joanne’ s aunt Rita – a slow and easy day. Today, we went for a picnic and drove through … Continue reading
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Iles De La Madeleine to Cheticamp Cape Breton Island – Aug 29
We left this morning at dawn (6 am) to a beautiful sunrise. The islands were bathed in golden sunlight as we cleared the harbour and set our course for Cheticamp (157 degrees – south east). The Madeleines were still in … Continue reading
L’Anse A Beaufils to Iles De La Madeleine – Aug 27-28
Today about noon (weather permitting) we will leave for the Magdelen Islands (English spelling). It is a 25 hour trip (125 miles). We plan to spend a day there before sailing the 60 miles to Cheticamp, Cape Breton Island – … Continue reading
L’Anse A Beaufils – Aug 26
The crappy weather kept us in port today with rain and overcast skies so we cooked and explored the village. The poor fishery and the closing of the paper mills have created the need to re-found this community through visionary … Continue reading
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Riviere Au Renard to L’Anse A Beaufils – Aug 25
Today we will travel the last leg of the mainland portion of the trip although we many have to wait for weather before crossing the 125 miles to Iles De La Madeleine. I think this stretch of the Gaspe is … Continue reading
Riviere de Madeleine to Riviere Au Renard – Aug 24
Today was the warmest day we have in a few weeks. It was beautiful and we all stripped down to catch as many of the rays as possible. We haven’t seen very many commercial fishing vessels in this area until … Continue reading
Saint Anne Des Monts to Riviere de Madeleine – Aug 23
We started out today with a little bit of caution even though the waves had settled down and the wind had slowed. We motored since it (the wind) was on our nose again. It was one of those days that … Continue reading
Saint Anne Des Monts – Aug 22
What a difference a day makes!! We left around 9:15 with a wind on our nose and seas 3-5 ft. but the wind increased. With the waves and the wind increasing and more than 4 hours before the next harbour … Continue reading
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Matane to Saint Anne des Monts – Aug 21
We started the day with a weather report which was checkered at best. We had some ports to land run to if the the predicted rain and wind came up but it didn’t happen. As the day went on the … Continue reading
Rimouski to Matane – Aug 20
The weather was better today – a wind at our back instead of in our faces. We sailed for a while but eventually fired up the engine to get to Matane before dark. We were hungry and tried so we … Continue reading
Tadoussac to Rimouski – Aug 19
It was a beautiful calm sunny morning as we left the marina for Rimouski on the south shore. We timed our departure to take advantage of the tide as it was going out which helped us move down and across … Continue reading
Saguenay Fjord (Baie Eternite) to Tadoussac – Aug 18
It was a calm night and the huge cliffs in the bay were like a geo-thermal furnace so it was a very nice night and morning. We took our time enjoying the beauty and a great breakfast. We sailed most … Continue reading
Saguenay Fjord – Aug 17
Today was a day of days. Just when I thought it couldn’t get better – it did! The fjord is a unique experience which transforms you into a postcard setting of beauty and awe. The walls go straight up on … Continue reading
Tadoussac – Aug 16
It was a foggy rainy day today and we decided to do a few jobs in port and catch up on our sleep. The water has been so cold in this area (6C) that the boat (sole) floor and hull … Continue reading
Malbaie to Tadoussac – Aug 15
Today was one of those “over the top days” that I will remember for the rest of my life. We left the marina with the water like glass and light fog hanging on the water – it was beautiful. As … Continue reading
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Quebec City To Malbaie – Aug 14
I think we broke our record for early starts with a 7:30 lock and then the 70+ miles down stream to Malbaie. We had to leave when the current was in our favour. There is so much tide here that … Continue reading
Montreal Panoramic photo of harbour
My friend Dennis Lehto has offered to make some panoramic photos if I shoot and send them to him. Here is the first one, shot of the harbour in Montreal.
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Quebec City – Aug 13
We spent the morning being good tourists then had lunch in the Old City. After, we came back and cleaned up the boat (trying to make a good impression on Joanne who will join us today). We have planned a … Continue reading
Quebec City – Aug 12
Today was a day of rest and restocking the boat with provisions and some visiting in the Old City and Port. There always seems to be so much to do when you get into port that has “stuff” available. Quebec … Continue reading
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Trois Rivieres to Quebec City – Aug 11
This part of the trip was all about the current and the wind. We had current that took us to a high of 11.4 knts as we ran through the Richelieu Rapids. The wind was blowing against the current which … Continue reading
Montreal to Trois Rivieres – Aug 10
We started early with a beautiful morning and the expectation of some strong current to carry us downstream at quite a rate. I think there was about 5 knots of current right near the marina. The commercial port goes on … Continue reading
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Montreal – Aug. 9
We didn’t plan on being here another day but taking care of all our shopping just took too long and it ended up being too late to head for Trois Rivieres. We decided to get smoked meat at Schwartz’s as … Continue reading
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Lac Saint Louis to Montreal – Aug 8
We spent last night on the sea wall near Melocheville in Lac Saint Louis. We met a really friendly couple (Pierre) from the upper St. Lawrence who helped us with a lot of information about our trip. There is a … Continue reading
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Cornwall to Lac Saint Louis – Aug 6-7
We had a day taking care of business which included changing the oil, buying food, and setting up some of our electronic systems – a nice day relaxing. Also, the wind was blowing at 35 knots so it was a … Continue reading
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Brockville to Cornwall – Aug. 5
This is the start of the lock system of the river. We went through 3 locks today. They do it differently than on the Trent-Severn so it was all new. We also had a 15-20 knot wind on our stern … Continue reading
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Brockville – Aug. 4
After a little more than a week we had a list of “to dos” to keep us busy for half a day. We worked on a few repairs on the boat in the morning then my friend Bob came and … Continue reading
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Grenadier Island to Brockville – Aug. 3
We had the wind behind us so we ran wing on wing down the river about 10 miles to Brockville. Our friend has a home at Hillcrest (the Brockville Narrows) where we will put in for some good food and … Continue reading
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Gananoque to Grenadier Island – Aug. 2
We stayed at the public dock overnight (usually not allowed) then motored up to Alexandria Bay (US) and Heart Island. We checked in (US Customs) so we could get fuel and ice cream but couldn’t get it together to do … Continue reading
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Kingston to Gananoque – Aug. 1
We needed a pit-stop to get a few things taken care of. We did our shopping and hung out at the Confederation Basin Marina in downtown Kingston (triathalon day). Later we motored over to Gananoque (3 hours), got an ice … Continue reading
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Belleville to Kingston – July 31
Another perfect day except for the wind on the nose – again. The North Channel is one of the really pretty places in Ontario. Adolphus is a place Marg and I often came through on our way home from Brockville … Continue reading
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Coburg to Belleville – July 30
On land everything happens from the horizon down but at sea everything happens from the horizon up. The clouds and the horizon are beautiful and a constant check for every sailor. We decided to cut through the Murray Canal from … Continue reading
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Whitby to Coburg – July 29
It was a perfect morning and we were able to soak it in. One of the best parts about sailing is the interesting people you meet – one of them was Armand. We ran up the lake in near flat … Continue reading
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Toronto to Whitby – July 28
We have been really tired with the new schedule, activities, and bed. There were threatening thunderstorms and a bit of a roll out there today so we came in early, made a big lunch, and had an afternoon snooze. We … Continue reading
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Finally Underway – July 26-27
We left the dock about 5:30 on Monday afternoon and motored over to Bronte (about 2 hours away). We had to take care of some last minute details before we left hence short travel day. Today we took care of … Continue reading
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Shakedown #2 – July 10
Pas du Fake (meaning: the real thing) is getting a major refit which includes a new Volvo engine, some very cool navigation electronics and a set of sails. The sails arrived the other day and we were looking forward to … Continue reading
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Shakedown #1 – July 1, 2010
A SHAKEDOWN is a trial run. With all the new stuff being added to the boat we decided to take a couple of days and hang out getting to know Joanne and Paul as well as “Pas du Fake” (the … Continue reading
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New Adventure – Lake Ontario to Nova Scotia
We have just committed to help fellow sailors move their boat from Hamilton ON, to Cheticamp, Nova Scotia (Cape Breton Island). The boat (a Columbia 38) is being refitted with electronics and when ready (July 26th) we will depart for … Continue reading