The long drive home.....

We were on the road by 6am. and were going to drive to Maine for the night. But, plan changes. Hurricane Irene is moving up the coast. Have to get to the sailboat and prepare her for the worst. Wayne made the decision to drive straight through. Ugh, of course, it started to rain as soon as we were back in the USA (not hurricane related). Customs was a breeze, also.  Arrived in New Gretna at 3am in the morning, at my parents back yard, jumped into the camper and slept till 7am. The Viking Yachting Center is 1 1/2 miles down the road.  Wayne took off the solar panels, dodger and bimini. Also the main sail. Everything that could come off did. Took electronics and valuables inside. Needless to say I spent a restless night in the boat. Just thinking this might be the last time on her. With new moon high tides (0nly 2 nights out of the year) with high hurricane winds and lots of rain there is a chance that the floating docks could come off the pilings and kiss all the boats goodbye.

8-27-2011
Next morning we packed everything in the camper. After making sure Bum's Rest was tied secure we said our goodbyes to others and ran in the raindrops to our truck. Wayne had also put Bum's Rush (17ft cobia) on her trailer and put her in my parents yard.  Now, Hurricane Irene is in charge.

Of course, we didn't sleep. Had Channel 10 on all night. Plus, water water everywhere!!!! Our back room was flooding. Here comes the wet vac. Wayne finally found where the rain was coming in and temporally fixed it. Now, tornado warning...( had the downstairs bathroom ready with radio, food, flashlight and cushion to sit on/ cover our heads)What next....Oh yea, had to move the car in the front yard so it wouldn't be in the flood water. We had left the camper on the truck and that was on the side yard close to the house. Also, had our generator in case the electric went out for the refrigerator and the freezer. Never lost power.

8-28-2011
Goodbye Irene.. Bless my dad, he called at 7am. and had drove down to the marina to check on Bum's Rest. All the boats were fine. Thank you God and for everyone that was praying. Around 1pm we tried to drive down to the marina, but, all the roads were closed. We know everything is fine. Lots of our friends called who had been down there. So, we will try again tomorrow.

What a way to end our camping trip to Nova Scotia. And you know what? Irene never even got close to Nova Scotia. 

Bum's Rest Poor man's motor home signing off till another adventure.....
                                     Wayne, Patti and Sailor