Thursday May 22,09
This morning dawned bright and clear and cold!
After breakfast we hoisted the anchor and siled off the hook i9n a stiff westerly wind.
We had a fabulous sail NE up the coast of Nova Scotia, bright Sun and clear cold air.
About 4:00 we sailed into a deep bay just South of Lunenberg and anchored. We never even started the
engine “just in case” :-)
The weather is bright and very warm, surprisingly warm actually. For a while this afternoon David, Robert and I were working in the galley, digging into the nooks and crannies to clean and we were happy to be
there as it was warm. Now it is warmer outside than in!
We are planning to pass battery Point just outside Lunenberg at 2:00pm tomorrow. Lunenberg is 14 sea
miles (4 land miles) away.
I got a text message from my daughter saying she is almost in Lunenberg so I know she will be at the
dock.
So tomorrow this grand adventure will be over. We will be tied up to the land for the last time and
suddenly the “real world” will get it’s hooks into me again. And even though it will be great to be back
with my family again it is going to take some time to decompress from this amazing experience.
More later…
Had a great dinner of BBQ chicken, BBQ ribs and roast beef, stuffed potatoes and roasted pumpkin, very
yummy indeed.
The mood on board is very different from last night. We are a subdued lot tonight. I think the looming end
to the voyage is weighing on everyone this evening. Even though there are many people who will be
joining the ship for her summer voyage doing the East Coast Tall Ships festivals this crew will be split up.
The watches will be dissolved and only the memories and photos (and my blog too) will remain.
Tomorrow we will up anchor for the last time, set sail and head out into the Atlantic to head towards
Lunenberg Nova Scotia.
Thanks for reading.
KJ
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