Mast is off, stripped and laying across the top of the boat ready to be hauled. It has to come off because the boat and trailer pass under power lines when moving to the storage yard.

Trust me. The shoals and sandbars line the passage in. Our echo sounder has been nominated for a knighthood...

This early morning mist burnt off quickly to give us a HOT day.

Leaving in the calm of early morning. This anchorage is typical of the Bras D'or islands. It is more sheltered than it looks, tucked in behind sand spits.

We arrived at St Peter's in time for a folk music concert the next day. It was a lovely sunny evening and there were lots of people in the audience You just can't see us because we were further up ...

The little beach just outside Shelter Cove had been set up as a campfire site. An excellent opportunity for s'mores: Hershey's chocolate and toasted marshmallows sandwiched between Graham crackers. ...

Meeting up with others heading north gave an opportunity for socializing The gathering included Kyle and Maryanne who had a lifeboat dinghy like ours - a Portland Pudgy.

One of the few things not cancelled due to fog and rain was this BBQ competition. This is big business. Trailers had come from as far afield as Texas, and proudly showed off their accolades on the ...

When Andrez's 3x great grandfather was stationed in Halifax, he might well have come to the garrison church. This is one of two buildings still standing in the city from the 1830s. 

When I phoned Halifax Waterfront Marina for a berth, I was told there were no spaces left for Canada Day. I didn't realise JK Rowling had got in there first!