Current location: 44 06 N x 081 49 W

We finally cast off from Goderich at 12:00 noon. But not before there were a few more glitches to sort out.

My GPS unit did not want to “talk” to my laptop. I had tested everything out at home a few days earlier & it all worked perfectly.

It appears that my laptop got caught in a Windows 10 update while we were at the dock & that caused the problem with the GPS software & drivers. So, we started our journey with Chris’ iPad & I sorted out the problem with my laptop a couple of hours later.

We are now making a steady 6.9 knots under motor only & will decide what our first destination of the trip will be. Under consideration now are Tobermory, Wingfield Basin & Powderhouse Bay.

ETA for our furthest destination is about 4:00am tomorrow morning. In any case we will be traveling until midnight or later. The weather & wind forecast looks reasonable & Ananda is running well.

The one thing I dread about sailing is having to go up the mast. The last step in our preparations to leave Goderich is to put my wind instruments on the top of the main mast. Not a good place for a guy who is terrified of heights to be. It’s at times like this that a trawler looks like a really good option.

Please don’t make me go up there!

Anyway, I survived the ordeal & Chris was good enough to let me back down so we could start our journey.

Don’t look down!