Spinning, drifting and star gazing.

Our last day at Iles de la Madeleine went well. We did some routine work in order ensure that the boat was fit to set sail again.  Once all our work was complete, we went for a walk on a close by beach (see new photos). We checked out the weather forecasts one more time (calling for North East winds), then went to sleep.

The next morning, the forecast had already changed. They were calling for Southerly winds, and a strong wind warning was in effect for the next day. Since we were going to head directly south, a southerly wind (meaning it’s coming from to South and going northbound) would mean we weren’t going to be moving anywhere fast. But the direction of the wind outside contradicted the weather forecast, so we set sail anyways.

This was a sailing day. Out on the water, the sun was shining and the wind was pulling us smoothly through the water right on course to Nova Scotia.

The winds died down by the evening, and at once the stars started coming out, our boat wasn’t being pulled by the wind anymore. There was a current in the water, slowly pulling us in the direction we wanted, however the boat was spinning. We let the current take us.

It all felt really strange. The moon was rising over the waters, a bright orange moon, it looked like it was floating on the water. I had never seen the moon like that. We drifted, looking up at the stars and glancing at the GPS from time to time to ensure that we were going in the right direction.

By morning, the lack of wind meant that we had only moved a few miles during the night, we were still just off the coast of PEI. So we started the outboard engine and motored our way to our destination, namely: Cribbon’s Point.