Canso to Liscomb Lodge

July 26

Up at 7 am to another day of fog. Woohoo!  We are in no rush to get going. I decide we need a good breakfast to get us off on the right foot. It's pancake day!  Yummy. Noah ate 4!  Around 830 am with full bellies we set off for another day of fog. 

Starting today we are operating an additional gps on the IPad. So we have the chart plotter, the radar and the iPad. We can barely see a boat length ahead of us. So we are using our technology to ensure we are on track. 

Noah our chief navigator did a great job guiding us through Andrew's Passage. He would identify the buoy on the iPad and then find it in the water. It was slow going at 6 knots as we only had about an eighth of mile visibility. 

Once through the passage we were in open water and travelling along the eastern shore of Nova Scotia. We have absolutely no idea what it looks like. It was foggy the entire way to LIscomb. 

We got increased visibility after a few hours and we were able to increase our speed to about 14 knots (thank goodness because 7 knots is very slow). The water conditions were good. It was light winds and 2 to 3 foot waves.   Noah had a few moments of feeling a bit sea sick but he was a trooper and he pushed past it. We offered him gravol but he didn't want it. He is building up his sea legs. 

We saw a few boats on the radar but it was generally a quiet day on the water. One of the boats we passed was Spontaneous who were also on the way to Liscomb. 

Snacky lunch at sea and a little nap for Noah. We had a bit of rain on route. It is interesting to see a weather pattern developing on the radar screen. 

We arrived at the Lisccomb Lodge around 2pm. It is located about 7 nm up the Liscomb River. 

It is a very cute lodge and resort that was built 56 years ago. They have dock space for 2 boats. And we were greeted on the dock by Chester who has worked at the lodge for 46 years. " 10 years less than the lodge is old and 1 year older than you mommy " according to Noah. 

We enjoyed a nice swim in the warm indoor pool. It was a rainy afternoon so we returned to the boat to relax and build a new Lego boat. 

We had supper at the lodge restaurant. The salmon on a plank was amazing. The best salmon ever. They cook it on an outdoor wood stove and finish it in the oven with a yummy maple glaze. After dinner we used the resorts paddle boat and went around in the river.