Wednesday 5th August.

First order of business was to assess the damage from last nights lightening hit.  We had a lucky escape.  The solenoid on the propane tank is no longer working, so Ron removed it and we now need to venture out into the cockpit to turn the propane on and off, rather than simply pressing a button in the galley.   – not a huge problem.  The other damage was to the shore power voltmeter.  We were plugged in to shore power last night and the lightening strike tripped the breaker.  We reset the breaker and the voltmeter read 75 volts, rather than the expected 110.  However it turned out that the voltmeter was not working correctly but the rest of the shore power is.  So all in all, we were pretty lucky.  Brenda and Vin on Dragonfly were not so lucky.  They lost their radar! 

The 4 of us then cycled 3 miles to a breakfast café and had a hearty breakfast.  Then discussed heading for Lockeport instead of Port Joli.  One of the locals had suggested that Port Joli was not a great place to anchor.  In addition the winds were forecasted to be strong the following day, and Lockeport would make for a shorter sail to Shelburne.  So Lockeport was chosen. 

Brenda and Vin needed to make a few repairs, and since they’re faster than Quinita, we set off at 11:30am.  It was another foggy day, although the fog came and went, unlike yesterday which was thick fog all day.  It was cold though and very wet.  It was a long day and finished up with strong headwinds, big lumpy seas, fog and slow progress – frustrating.  We docked at 7:15pm in Lockeports very sheltered fishing harbor with a small marina, 43 41.97N 065 06.68W. 

A quick cycle ride around town was followed by dinner in the marina’s restaurant.  

Ships Log: 5171.5, Todays Log: 40.8, Seasons Total: 723.6