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<\/a>When I set off on my cruise in 2010 from Goderich I was intending to work my way towards the Caribbean so I could spend time\u00a0in warmer waters and climates – and escape a few Canadian winters.<\/p>\nOne of life’s lessons that I learned many years ago is that the fantasy about some things is often much better than the actual reality. I was coming to realize that my cruising plans were fitting into that category as well – and I expect that many other sailors have encountered similar feelings.<\/p>\n
My cruise in 2010 through the Great Lakes, down the St. Lawrence River and into Atlantic Canada is something that I will never forget for as long as I live. It was fun, awesome and I learned many things about myself and about Ananda\u00a0– but it was\u00a0also a lot of work.\u00a0I was also spending much more money than I had anticipated and that was cutting into other types of travel and adventure plans that Catherine and I have for our retirement.<\/p>\n
My summer in the Bay of Fundy in 2012 was\u00a0way beyond what I had hoped for, with\u00a0lots of great times and adventures while primarily being in one location the entire time. This reminded me that I did not have to be travelling great distances in order to get what I wanted out of sailing. In fact, I realized that I actually had more fun with Ananda and with family and friends when I was based in one location – rather than being on the move all the time. So, after much contemplation (and admittedly, with some small regrets) I decided to bring Ananda back to Goderich.<\/p>\n
Once the decision to head “home” to Goderich had been made, I then had to figure out how to get there.<\/p>\n
I first considered retracing my 2010 route – i.e. sailing from St. Andrews back around Nova Scotia, through the Northumberland Strait, up the St. Lawrence River, etc. – but\u00a0that would take me at least 45 days.<\/p>\n
Next I considered taking Ananda down the Atlantic coast to New York City, then up the Hudson River, into the Erie Canal system, etc. but that would involve the un-stepping and re-stepping of Ananda’s masts – and the trip\u00a0would still take me about 30 – 45 days.<\/p>\n
If you are considering having your boat trucked from point to point in Canada or the USA, I encourage you to contact Dave. He hauls within\u00a0Canada and the USA and from one country to another.<\/p>\n (NOTE:\u00a0I do not receive any compensation for my comments about Bothwell Boat Works or for inserting the hyperlink to Bothwell Boat Works’ website. My sole motivation to do this is as a satisfied customer – Wally)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Summer in the Bay of Fundy in 2012 was awesome! This also gave me another perspective on what I actually wanted to accomplish during my time\u00a0 on Ananda. When I set off on my cruise in 2010 from Goderich I was intending to work my way towards the Caribbean so I could spend time\u00a0in warmer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":98,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-117","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8ppZJ-1T","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=117"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12035,"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/117\/revisions\/12035"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/98"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a>I finally settled on going home\u00a0the fastest way possible – at about 50 knots per hour – with the help of my friend Dave Kopriva, owner of Bothwell Boat Works (yacht transfer services – http:\/\/www.bothwellboatworks.com\/<\/a>). When we bought Ananda in December, 2006 I had hired Dave to truck her up to Goderich from St. Michael’s, Maryland. That trip went without a hitch and the cost was very reasonable – so I decided to call upon Dave once again. This would get Ananda back in Goderich in about two days, and with a lot less wear and tear on the entire boat (and her captain).<\/p>\n