Hot In Leamington

It's a hot one in Leamington today.  With humidex 39C.  Yesterday it was 42C with humidex so today is much cooler.  We installed UV insulation when the boat was built so the interior of the boat does not get as hot inside.  With fans, not so bad.  At night the boat cools down to a comfortable temperature.

One of the things that the marina offers is free charcoal for BBQ'ing.  Real coals for a BBQ.  Have not done that for many years.  So we arranged for one of the attendants at the marina to bring out charcoal and some lighter fluid and we started the briquettes.  After the second time lighting the briquettes, they started burning.  I put the potatoes on and waited and then put the chicken thighs on.  An hour later the chicken is done but the potatoes are still rock hard and uncooked.  I try and stoke the fire a bit but to no avail.  I give up and take the potatoes and veggies back to the boat and cook them in the pan. There is a reason for going propane.  It was a good idea; execution was a bit short.

Today we got the bikes out.  Partly because I needed to get at the engine to adjust the fan belt tension.  It had been squealing at startup so it needed a little tightening.

We headed up to the uptown area of Leamington.  Yes there's an uptown AND a downtown.  We walked the bikes a bit, having forgot the keys to the locks.  We found a nice Mexican restaurant (lots of Mexicans here) and had pork sandwiches (tortas). Not the same as the market in San Miguel de Allende but pretty good.

After that I headed off to Rona to buy a piece of 2X4 to make a light fender board.  We have a big one for the Welland canal but many of the marinas have pilings along the wall to prevent big power boats from hitting the wall.  I discovered another dent in my railing so I went off to get bits to make another one and not tie fuel cans to it so it is usable in a pinch.

Here is the 2X4 tied to my bike for transport.

Here is the finished product.

On my ride back from Rona I passed a veggie stand.  I had to buy some tomatoes since they looked so nice.  The stand had an honour box. $2 a bag.

We have seen some cultural differences between the islands and Leamington.  On Kelley's Island the Amish have given up the horse and buggy for golf carts.  The local Mennonite community use cars.  The contract for lawn care here at the marina is with a Mennonite crew.  So this morning, there was a young woman in a long dress pushing the lawn mower around and then carrying the gas powered whipper snipper.

We headed back downtown, mostly in search of air conditioning but I had to go the bank as well.  We roamed the aisles of Canadian Tire and managed to buy some more stuff for the boat.  We passed the LCBO so we had to go in and buy more booze.

There is a light breeze tonight.  The few sailboats here go out for a race.  The one Hunter has a full enclosure and a dinghy on davits.  Surely that be part of the PRHF rating.

Tomorrow we are still deciding whether to make the run to Windsor or Cedar Island Yacht Club, one of the few clubs that we have reciprocal with on Lake Erie.  They have a limit of 35', similar to the Oakville Club for the same reasons (they med moore along the side of a river)  but we will call in the morning to see if they can accommodate 1 larger boat.