Tuesday, August 15, 2017

24 July 2017: Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club, Summerside, PEI

24 July 2017 Summerside, PEI –to- Bouctouche, N.B.



Marc-  We awoke to what appeared to be favorable conditions and departed after bringing Sue to the Moncton airport and returning the rental car.  All went smoothly on the land side.  As soon as we were past the Summerside breakwater the winds and waves began to build from the Northwest (the direction we were going in of course).  I gave up on motoring alone and decided to motorsail and tack toward our general destination.  This worked much better than just crashing into the waves.  We made our way over to the NB shore and then the seas and winds dropped off and we motored the remaining miles to Bouctouche arriving at 18:00.  Jean was there to greet us along with a Michigan boater on a 38 foot Ericson sailboat.  Sara and I both really like this place.  We decided to walk  to the IGA for a few food items.  There are lots of nice shops along the way and we returned by the boardwalk along the river.   After dinner we went to the Clubhouse where boaters were planning the next days travels.  Jean informed us of the pending weather conditions.   I was reluctant to believe him at first since the previous forecast was for light winds only.  Sara and I then watched a movie on board Lucy III. 

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