We went for one last trip to Basin Head beach. We did some beach combing and collected more shells for our collection.
Tomorrow morning we are leaving PEI. We have really enjoyed playing on the Island.
July 18
Monday morning we left the dock at 8 am to cross the Northumberland Straight to Cape Breton. One last view of the Souris lighthouse and we were off.
It was a great crossing. A pretty calm day and we were able to cruise at 18 knots. We saw several whales in the middle of the straight.
We arrived at Canso Causeway at 1145 and entered into the lock. It is a large lock and you don't tie on. We just stayed in the centre. There is also a swing bridge that was lifted for us to go under.
We then entered Lennox Passage. It is a well buoyed channel but the are lots of shoals so we needed to follow the buoys closely. Noah had his first navigation lesson. He helped mommy identify the buoys on the chart and then find them in the water and help daddy navigate to the port or starboard of the buoys.
We arrived at the Burnt island bridge to find it closed. There is no longer a bridge master to lift it. Time to check the book. It said a clearance of 19 foot ( we need 18) so we slowly inched our way in under the bridge. Plenty of clearance.
We made way for St. Peter's lock the entrance way to the Bras d'or lakes. The lock is run by Parks Canada and it's free. Woohoo. It is a quick lock with a water level change of about 3 feet.
Once through the lock it is a short distance to St Peter's Marina. We arrived at about 3 pm. A long day and a great journey.
The marina was busy. Lots of sailboats were there for the Race the Cape sailboat race that starts on Tuesday.
Sounds wonderful!
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