Well, lots has happened since the last post, but I guess I need to be better at putting pen to paper (or however electrons do it on the net nowadays) to keep this page updated. Another skill needing improvement. I guess all that has been on here so far is I got the boat home. It's true, we did. We have also used it some, but of course not as much as we would have like to have done. Covid relaxed, and family came to visit from out of province, last summer the weather was terrible consistently with the wharf barely being above water for a week the whole summer, and of course all the other reasons life gets in the way so you don't get to do all the things you would enjoy doing.
Hardtop from Atlantic Towers installed and ready to have a fabric enclosure made. Secure and very comfortable.
We have managed to get some projects done, but have a list of wants and need still in progress or on the dream board. Hardtop was installed, needing some attention still but in place overall, which was a priority as we want to stay out of the overhead sun as much as possible. This is true especially for Suzanne as she is fair skinned and burns quickly. It is robust and also offers us much more secure handholds than a fabric enclosure. We also got a solar arch from Atlantic Towers, but it remains in its shipping state as we did not have the ability to get it on this last year. Last winter we removed the bigger interior items from the boat and this winter we took the smaller items, so all the doors, floors, etc were taken home and cleaned, repaired and re-varnished as needed. She is an old gal and is due for some new lipstick.
The Upcoming Year
It can't be all projects and I think we are due to enjoy some of our effort this summer. We plan to splash in mid to late May, depending on this years freshet and when we are semi-organized we will head down the Saint John River and out into the Bay of Fundy. Sailing along the south shore of Nova Scotia, we will stop for a bit in Halifax to visit family and then through the Canso Causeway, NS. In the Northumberland Straight we will stop at Prince Edward Island before heading into the St Lawrence to get to Lake Ontario. We plan to spend the summer there till it's time to head to warmer waters. We will head down the Oswego and Erie canal to the Hudson and spend the winter in a warmer climate. I'll start doing a little better at keeping a journal of our travels here from now on. Fair Winds!
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