Tomorrow Night I/We leave....

Hey Folks
The trailer is all loaded up as is the trunk of the car. We will finish off packing today and be set to roll tomorrow evening. I will wait around until Janet is finished work in the hope that when she gives her notice at work they will just let her walk. Janet has booked airfare for the 14th of January but would rather drive out with me tomorrow. We can only hope though, I'm pretty sure they will want her to stray around for the last two weeks.
The travel plan is to stop in Kenora for the night tomorrow and then drive to Regina the next day. Over night there and head out to Calgary for New Year's Eve with my family there. Probably stay through New Year's Day and head to the boat the following day. Then the work will begin. The boat is winterized and only partially heated right now so the first full day will be just getting her somewhat liveable. I will also check out the job opportunities that are about as I will have to make a few bucks to help get the boat ready. I have a maintenance Log that will get well used over the next few months as we do the suggested survey repairs and start up-grading our home. Will use this forum to keep all who are interested up to date on our lives as the work progresses and we start making plans to sail away.
All for now and Happy New Year to everyone.

'B'

The End for this Year

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Well Journeyer is on the hard again due to a faulty dripless bearing. There is no longer time to fix her and head on before the locks close for the winter. I'll winterizer her and come back in the spring to bring her home. I want to thank all who have followed our progress and let you know that there will be another start. Have a great day and winter ahead.

Brett

Goderich

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Motored into Goderich today and got in before dark, thankfully. No range lights here I'm afraid and a very narrow channel into the yacht docks. Good marina though. The operator was about working on his own boat and opened up to sell me fuel. There is internet access and power at the dock and so am all set. Winds are going to be up tomorrow and out of the South so will have a long day bucking them into Sarnia where I will stop tomorrow night. I plan to spend a day on Lake Saint Clair while I change out the raw water pump and look at a boat or two. I may delay as long as Wednesday as a storm front with 50 knot winds is predicted. We shall see. The weather today started out rainy with 20 knot headwinds that diminished to 15 knots and a wee bit of sun by late afternoon when I arrived here. We shall see what the morning brings. Till tomorrow, peace to all.

Brett

Port Elgin

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Well, I woke up to no wind and blue skys. Motored out of Tobermory and managed to sail for a few hours before the wind disappeared again. Motored the rest of the way into Port Elgin. The rain came a few hours out but was more of a heavy mists. I got in here after dark again and am finding out how much I like range lights. I will head over to Goderich tomorrow and then Port Huron on Monday leaving Lake Erie for mid week. I hope to be in Port Colburn by Friday night where I will do some work on Journeyer until Andrew joins me on Monday night. After that we will motor over to Buffalo and head into the Erie canal system on our way to the Hudson River and eventually New York City. Hope to say hello again tomorrow night. Take care all.

Brett

Tobomory

Hey Folks

She took almost 18 hours slogging against a 20 plus knot wind but were here in Toby. Will head out on Huron tomorrow after a sleep in I think. Totally wiped out right now but wanted all to know we made her alright. Hope your Friday night is going well.

Brett

Weather is changing

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Well, the wind has finally gone down enough to leave. Will head out at five am and sail or motor to Tobermory tomorrow. From there down Lake Huron over Saturday and Sunday. I hope to be on Lake Erie by Monday afternoon. Weather seems to be in the right space so away we go. There is snow predicted here over the next few days but the wind is in the 15 knot range which makes for good travel. I'll put on the Atlantic Class survival suit and make snowballs all day...:-) Hope all is well for all of you. Will blog in whenever I find a signal and say hello.

All for now.

Brett

Out and Back

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Well, we gave her a try. Left Bay Moorings at about 5am under fairly calm seas. After 4 hours we were in winds up to 60 knots in clear blue sky under a staysail only. Headed into an anchorage for a few hours and motored back to the Bay for the night or two. Winds are predicted to die down on Friday. Will try again then. For now I will install a few new toys like a fuel gauge and a new oil pressure gauge. I also have a sail to repair so will be busy. The clock is ticking as well but still have lots of time to get to the canals.

Until tomorrow, good winds to all.

Brett