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Friday September 26, 2014 (45o 20’N   60o 50’W):  East Coast of Nova Scotia It is probably an old joke, but new to me. It goes by some variation of “How do you get 20 Canadians out of your living room?”   The answer is simply to say “Please leave.”   I’m not sure if everyone will appreciated the above…

Monday September 22, 2014 (49o 05.771’N   58o 22.721’W): Lark Harbour Coast Station Dock We have been at Lark Harbor,  Newfoundland for three nights and expect to remain for at least one more, avoiding wind and waves. Friday’s weather report read:  Winds – Wind northwest 15 to 20 knots increasing to northwest 30 early  this evening. Wind increasing to …

2 AM September 13, 2014 (55o 27’N 60o 13’W): Hopedale Dock It is 2:00 in the morning and I’m taking my turn at watching and adjusting the lines and fenders between Lillian and the jetty at Hopedale. Peter and Eli are asleep. The night is clear with  “puffy” clouds and a gibbous moon. One of the workers…

Thursday Afternoon  September 11, 2014 (56o00’N 60o 23’W): The Eli Variety Show In addition to helping out with the watches, cooking and other crew functions, Eli continuously reminds us of how awesome, in the true sense of the word, it is to be here.  Being out in the middle of the Labrador Sea on a clear…

Sunday 1030 AM  September 7, 2014 (64o 00’N 60o 12’W): Back in the fog Lillian is on track headed due south, with expected landfall in Labrador in approximately 625 nautical miles.  We have chosen to  follow the longer, more direct path home, keeping us well offshore for the next couple of days. The route is far enough…

Saturday September 6, 2014 .. week 11 (65o 54’N 60o 20’W): In the Davis Strait. Early this morning, around 1:30 AM, we crossed southward over the Arctic Circle [66o 33’]. Good to be back in the sub-Arctic. Next major milestone will be Cape Chidley on the tip of Labrador, 350 miles to the southwest, unless…

Tuesday September 2, 2014 (70o 50’N 68o 57’W): Off the Baffin Coast The winds were light and the seas calm leaving Pond Inlet on Sunday evening, with Eli, our new crew member (and provider of home baked cookies and Jameson whiskey ) at the helm. His enthusiasm and energy is great to have on board.…

Sunday August 31, 2014 (72o 42’N 77o 59’W): Pond Inlet It is now 5 pm. Pete has rowed ashore and if all the flight connections go well, he should be returning with his  friend and fellow mountain climber, Eli Simon.* We plan to have dinner and then leave shortly thereafter. The winds down Baffin Island…

Friday August 29, 2014 (72o 42’N 77o 59’W): Pond Inlet We left the magnificence of Tay Bay shortly after noon on Wednesday and began sailing, then motoring, to arrive at the village of Pond Inlet early the next morning. For the first time in months, twilight gave way to near darkness as the wind died…

Tuesday August 26, 2014 (73o 30’N 80o 43’W): Tay Bay The arctic has been very gracious in granting us our retreat. Which is to say we have had an excellent start on our first leg homeward bound and are now anchored in Tay Bay, a magnificent spot on the west side of Bylot Island. We…