Northern Exposure 2012: The Great Bras D'Or Channel

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We enjoy sharing our lifestyle with our family, friends, and others. So COME ON OUT and "let's get on with it". You only have an opportunity to live once. For those of you who do not choose to get away, feel free to travel vicariously via this blog.

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Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

After gaining internet access in Baddeck, we realized that we might have a weather window tomorrow for our crossing of the Cabot Strait to Newfoundland. Since the next window appeared to be at least a week away we decided to jump on it. We got fuel, needed spare engine parts, and a refund of our wharf fee, and shoved off.

The wind was favorable so we sailed north up the Great Bras D'Or Channel to the open sea. As it turned out we were also lucky enough to have a favorable tidal current.