Almost ready to go

After a few hectic days of replanning the trip and working on final preparations we are all ready to get going. We have decided to go the long route down the St. Lawrence Seaway and around Nova Scotia before heading south along the Atlantic Coast of the US. If we had planned this route from the start we probably would have left a month or two earlier. We will do our best to get to Halifax as quickly as possible and the make our way south before it gets cold in Atlantic Canada.

Mor' Childs Play is anchored in Prinyers Cove in Prince Edward County.
Brooke, Nicole, Terri and Jon are aboard.

The list of must do jobs has been completed and it is time to go. We can't wait for Wednesday.

Our New and Hastily-Planned Route

Because of recent hurricane damage throughout the eastern United States we have been forced to completely alter our plans for getting down south. Our new route involves heading east from Lake Ontario along the St. Lawrence River system to Nova Scotia. This trip is longer than our original route and with hope we can pull it off in two weeks or so. From Nova Scotia we will probably sail down the coast to Maine, Cape Cod and Boston then onwards to New York City, which puts us back on track with the original route plans with a few adjustments where timing is concerned. More details on this later as we figure out the logistics.

Our departure date remains the same and we will be joined by our friends aboard Raftan too! I imagine we'll encounter many people thrust into a similar situation by the unexpected damages that Hurricane Irene has caused. Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the hurricane, especially those whose homes were devastated and property was destroyed.