May 31st 2015

We are all a bit sleepy today. He motor sailed in heavy fog last night and into the morning until we were about ½ mile out of St. Peters Canal. We’re glad we left yesterday as the winds started to kick up and we rolled like crazy. I woke in the middle of the night thinking, is it possible to get seasick in my sleep? With our fog horn running and all eyes on the radar we made it in with no incidences. By around 9am we were headed through the St. Peters lock and are now at the fuel dock around the corner. The day started out lovely and warm, we went to the park with the kids and the grocery store. We headed back to the boat as the clouds started coming in and spitting with rain. The temperature drops so quick up here. Peter went out and bought us lobster from the local fisherman and we’re having a fab dinner tonight. All laundry is done, boat is fuelled (we’re the second boat to fuel up this year, the first boat came through the lock with us) and we are ready to leave out in the morning. We expect to run into ice as soon as 5 days as we head further north.

 

 

 

 

May 30th 2015

We woke in Halifax this morning to thick fog and chilly temperatures - not for the locals though, they were out in shorts and T-shirts. I took the girls to check out at the public wharf office and Cali informed me that I should have made her wear gloves because her hands were "FREEZING". Poor chooky. We left out of Halifax around 10am and the first few hours sail was delightful. We were sailing at a good 8 knots with minimal swell, with the fog it made for an eerie peaceful sail. Now it's 2:30pm and the wind has died down to just 8 knots and we turned on one engine and are motor sailing. By the morning we should be getting close to St. Peters Canal where we will have to wait for the loch opening. This will put us in the Bras d'Or Lake. Hopefully we won't have to motor all the way there but it's not looking good.

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May 29th 2015

The fog rolled in last night - welcome to Nova Scotia. It's now 9am and we are motoring in thick fog. We only run one engine at a time so we are coming in slow at 6knots. We all slept well last night, a slight roll but not a lot of motion so seasickness. We are making water. The water temp is 42F so the watermaker is only churning out around 30 gallons/ hr. Carl is working on a few hiccups with the Simrad, the girls are watching Doc McStuffins, Peter is on watch, Crew is making a mess in the sink and Michelle is resting in her cabin. We're all looking forward to Halifax. Depending on how much we can get done we're going to try and leave Halifax tomorrow morning.

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May 28th 2015

We left Plymouth Massachusetts yesterday and are on our way to Halifax, Nova Scotia. It's been a great sail so far, we've been averaging around 10 knots with 25 knots of wind. It's been pretty rolly but hopefully today will be a little better. We were all sporting half a patch yesterday trying to alleviate some of the nausea. The swell isn't that bad it's just hitting us right on the beam. The kids are doing great, Capri felt a little sick yesterday so it was a movie day. I was thankful that Peter, Michelle and Carl did all the night watches because Crew has been waking on average about 4 times a night due to his teeth.
As for today, it's cloudy, a little chilly and we're still doing 10 knots.

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