We are now about 6 weeks away from leaving for our trip. Painkiller is in the water and pretty much ready to go. The lists of “to dos” are starting to shrink. It is a great feeling to check things off one of the many lists as we get ready. "Starting our Blog" another one off my list.
Our plan is to leave from Fenelon Falls in mid-July, travel down the Trent Severn Waterway to Belleville and cross Lake Ontario to Oswego. From there we will head to the Erie Canal which will lead us to the Hudson River and out to New York City. We plan a little side trip from there, east to Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard. We will then go back to New York and take the intra-coastal waterway down to Florida. We will take our time sightseeing along the Eastern Seaboard as we go. When the weather window is just right we will cross over to the Bahamas and spend the winter there, returning to the mainland sometime in March of 2009. We hope to leave the boat somewhere in Florida and fly home in late April.
As many of you know I am a fanatical planner but have been advised of the ways of the water and have learned that we will need to “wing it”. This gives me great angst but I understand that weather, and perhaps “fun” may impact the plan. So the plan is pretty loose and will remain that way.
About Painkiller
- Our Bahamas Adventure
- PainKiller, built in 1987, will be our home for the next 9 months. She is a 38 foot cruising vessel based in Fenelon Falls, Ontario. She has no doubt seen a lot over the years. However shortly after we purchased her in 2006, we decided she should add the Bahamas to her "been there, seen that" list. Since then Al has been busy completing extensive renovations that will make her ready for our voyage south. She is now as ready as she ever will be. The adventure begins.