Its still in the "how's this for a plan?" stage. I'm not sure our 10
year old is ready for a 3 summers in the boonies commitment quite yet.
Of course, she's about ready for sleep-away camp. And with the
money we'll save on marina fees we'll be able to afford camp!

One gotcha is the possibility of getting hit with import duties on the
boat if we have it in Canada for 3 years. I'm hoping the fact that it
was built in Whitby will make it exempt. Otherwise we may have to
have "necessary repairs" performed over the two winters.

But one way or t'other, we're hoping to get to Nova Scotia in the next
few years - its the one place we've dreamed about that we haven't seen.

Capt.Mooron wrote:
Give me a head's up as to when you plan on passing by Jeff..... It would be
great to meet up with you. Sydney wouldn't be my first pick of haul-outs....
try the Bras'Or Lakes.

BTW - it's Cape Breton Island... and seriously take in the Highlands
National Park and Cabot Trail.

CM



"Jeff" wrote in message
A friend returned from wintering in Newfoundland (!) and got me thinking:
If we sailed around Nova Scotia one summer we could leave the boat around
Cape Brenton or maybe in Sydney for the winter. The next year we could
hop over to Newfoundland for a summer, and them return to Sydney. The
third summer perhaps go up the St. Lawrence and through Lake Champlain to
return. How's that sound for a plan?

Here's some of my friend's pics of Newfoundland:
http://liveaboard.sv-moonshadow.com/...004/index.html
and their sailing site:
http://liveaboard.sv-moonshadow.com/mnshdw.htm