Countdown to departure.

We're leaving Port Maitland on Sunday and will spend a couple of days in Halifax, then a couple of days in Toronto, then back to Antigua on Oct 25. We have some concerns about damage from Hurricane Omar: thankful that there were no serious injuries or fatalies reported in Antigua, but this video from Jolly Harbour gives a good idea of just how much flooding occurred. You can see the stern of Nancy Dawson momentarily at about the 1:30 mark. A bit scary to see that much water flowing by on land...Apparently there was an incredible lightning show too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2Vh1pu-i20

I'll post another update with photos from the goodbye parties (these transition times are generally pretty high energy, if a bit fraught) when I finish bloody packing. It's getting very chilly in Port Maitland - socks and a hot water bottle last night. Lots of frost on the old Volvo this morning.