Back to sea again

Monday morning we did one last load of laundry, grocery run, and stowed all our lines and fenders from the hurricane. We topped off our diesel, paid our bills and said our goodbyes. And, we were interviewed by the local newspaper reporter.

So far, Summerside has been the hardest to leave. It’s a great town with great people. We meet a lot of new friends and I can’t wait to go back. But leave we must. It’s getting colder at nights we we need to keep pushing south.

Once we left Summerside we passed under the Confederation Bridge. A monster bridge that links Prince Edward Island to Nova Scotia.

The span that we crossed under had 2 large expansion joints, but they looked like giant cracks. It was strange enough that we were ready to go through a different span. We didn’t want it falling on us.

After the bridge, we sailed through the night and reached the Canso Canal, which contained our last lock until we come home in the Erie Canal.

The Canso Canal allows us to cut across central Nova Scotia. Without it, we’d have to sail around Cape Brenton Island, which I’ve been told can be a rough go.

The lock also had a swing bridge, and the only road connecting to two Nova Scotias. I felt bad about creating such a large traffic backup so that I can go through.

Once we got past the canal, I started calling marinas. No answers from any of them. We suspect the power is out. The lock master told us they just got power earlier today and most folks still don’t have power.

We decided to find a nice quiet anchorage for the night. For those who have gone fishing with me, I pulled into a bay that looks just like Iowa Bay. The entrance might be as tricky too.

There is a big blow out of the south east scheduled for Wednesday afternoon until Thursday afternoon. We’re going to skip traveling those days. I’ll try and get a marina tomorrow.