Today we cut the cord to Burlington and set sail for St.
Albans. The winds were fair for the
first couple of hours, but then died and we ended up motoring most of the
way. We passed through the Gut, 44
45.60N 73 18.18W, which was shallow and very weedy. The boat got slower and slower and we
discovered the props were fouled with weeds.
The bridge at the far end opens on the hour and half hour and we were
trying to make the next opening. So we
motored on one engine in turn while lifting the other and clearing the weed by
hand. Not fun. We just made the bridge, but the boat behind
us must have wondered why we were only doing 2.5 knots! On the way through e were told off for having
our mainsail up – apparently not allowed although there was no mention of this
in our guide book. We cleared the props
once again and set off for St. Albans Bay.
Last year, when the water levels were about 8 feet lower, we came in
here and sailed through a thick carpet of algae. Not so this year. The chart showed a public dock at the end of
St Albans bay. As we approached where it
was supposed to be, we saw a sign about 50 yards from shore, proclaiming that
it was Dock “G”. Just beyond were a
couple of kids standing on the water! So
either they were related to you-know-who, or the dock was completely
submerged. We later found the latter to
be true.
We anchored a few hundred yards away from the dock, 44
48.49N 073 08.55W, unloaded our bikes and went for a ride into St. Albans. Oh yes, I almost forgot, Teresa found some time to dome some trampoline Yoga!
Ship’s Log: 2648.0nm, Today's log: 27.3nm, Season total: 194.1nm.
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