Last Blog for this journey

Hi Family and Friends,

Well hard to believe we have been on this journey nearly five months! 

We left our home in Lakewood Ranch ,Florida on 12 th May and will arrive home again on 10 th October.

It has been an amazing trip mostly very good , some days not so easy out on the water. Our Sabre boat has stood up to every test we have given her. We are truly thankful to have a boat that we could have confidence in, especially in those rough seas.

Today we were blessed with brilliant sunshine and a good breeze, perfect weather for washing and cleaning Lady Erica.We got all the cockpit cushions and covers drying out on the deck.Graeme prepped the dingy for winter while I cleaned the inside  and did some washing.

One funny incident involved  my washing which was hanging out on the boat .I couldn't resist hanging things out to dry, usually a no no in Marinas, but hey there was no one here now!

Anyway a half hour later, I noticed my blouse was no longer in sight and sure  enough it had gone overboard and sunk to the bottom.The beauty here is that the 1,000 Islands have fresh water and it was easy to see.We couldn't reach it with our boat hook, so hailed Mike the Marina owner to come over and try for us. Good thing is he was successful! Mike has been busy moving boats these past two days around his Marina as he shuts this weekend! Good timing!

We worked all day til about 6.30 pm and had a pasta dinner on board , good to finish off what we had left in the fridge .

Early to bed and tomorrow morning  a final washing of our bed linen and the boat wil be hauled late morning, going into heated storage . Then Julie will take us the Watertown where we will spend the night before flying back home.Sad in some ways to leave the boat, but we look forward to having the space in our house and catching up with friends and activities again.

This is my flowering companion for the last five months.It has gone to a good home at Barb's place in Ottawa.

This is Alexandria Bay , very pretty. Can see why people come to stay here in the summer.

Taken from our dock last night.

A fitting end to this journey ,a gift of a beautiful sunset!

We hope you have enjoyed this journey with us , it has been great to have you along .

We especially thank John and Rhonda and others for their feedback and encouragement.

Our last Over and Out for the season, 

Skipperette and Skipper