Bras d’Or Lakes
We toured south through the Bras d’or Lakes which are a beautiful cruising ground that in many ways reminds me of our home waters on Georgian Bay. We only spent a week here, but you could easily do a…
Dinghy Dilemnas
The dinghy is probably the one part of cruising that we haven’t found an ideal solution for that works with our boat. For the non-cruisers reading this, you need to understand that the dinghy is analogous to the family car….
Managing Some of the Risks as Vagabonds
Life is full of risks whether you live an ordinary life or a slightly less ordinary one as we currently are. Despite that everyone has to deal with risks in their lives, it seems we get highlighted in conversations as…
Ingonish to Baddeck
We departed the Magdalen Islands last week and sailed overnight to Ingonish on the eastern shores of Cape Breton. We had steady winds in the 15 knot range and we were reaching most of the way which made for a…
Les Iles de la Madeleine
We have thoroughly enjoyed our time in Les Iles de la Madeleine and are really glad we made the trip. It is a very unique spot and a popular summer travel destination. We spent the bulk of our time…
Itinerary & Insurance Dilemnas
Having recently posted our planned winter itinerary we find ourselves contemplating changing it, due to the headaches and costs associated with insuring our plans. As a great lakes boater, we were spoiled with what we are learning now seem like low rates. In…
You’ve Had Questions. We’ve got Answers
As cruisers we get asked a lot of questions about our lifestyle so here are the answers or in a few cases the cheeky responses we should have given. Will you be roughing it? What about the luxuries of home?…
Havre Aubert Photo Roll
We sailed overnight from PEI to the the Isles de la Madeleine, or as the english refer to them, the Magdalen Islands. The forecast East wind had a bit of a north component to it and there was a notable…
In and Out in a Day
We had a busy day today doing all the stuff that they omit from the brochures and magazine ads for sailboats. Altera has been in the water since last August and the only inspection of the underwater part of the…
Wrapping up in PEI
After arriving in Charlottetown last week, summer arrived too and we have been appreciating the beautiful maritime summer weather since. Now we remember why we came north! As it turns out Charlottetown is probably one of our favourite places that…