48 hours at sea

Day 2: By 3pm the following day we were experiencing grey, overcast skies, a rising sea state and the colder weather was settling in.  Winds stayed constant and we continued to make good time but could see stormy conditions rapidly moving in.

 With the radar showing extreme thunder and lightning ahead we dropped all sails in the last of the daylight hours and hunkered down ready for a cold and challenging night ahead. Jeanie and Tami put up the back enclosure for the cuddy making a snugly warm, safe space.

During the night we approached the coast of Nova Scotia, the night sky lit up by the moving arc of a lighthouse on our port side.  The lightening strikes were unbelievably bright, followed by massive claps of thunder; this went on throughout the night.  We also went through a time change of -1hour and by early morning we were sailing with a reefed Solent (inner foresail) and engine.  Wild spray and heavy rain drenched you at the helm station but the Cuddy remained warm and dry with our zippered back panels in.  

Winds picking up to 15-21 knots with seas growing from 3-5 feet to about 5-8 feet.

Fog would creep in, engulf the boat then drift back out as we approached the southern Nova Scotia coastline.

Wind and waves are no match for this professional mermaid!