After running some errands, we left Little Current and made the 11am bridge opening. We have been exchanging emails with Jonathon and Nina on Blue Hour, a boat from our club who were up in Lake Superior all summer. We have been trying to meet up with them on the way up north and since they got back in the North Channel. They were coming into Little Current, reprovisioning and then meeting up with us in Snug Harbour.
We arrived in Snug Harbour and there was 1 other boat anchored in the corner. The winds were expected out of the SW so we dropped anchor in the SW corner. During the rest of the day several other boats arrived and anchored. A trawler anchored in the corner and then proceed to to turn on and run his Honda generator. Very annoying.
Jonathon and Nina arrived late in the afternoon and invited us for dinner. We had an excellent dinner of pizza and corn on the cob with Joanie and Jonus. Jonas told us about the pike that he almost caught. They told us about their travels in Lake Superior and how disappointed they were about not seeing very much wild life. Good to catch up with them finally.
August 15, 2012
Blue Hour hauls their anchor early. They have decided to go to Tobermory in advance of the bad weather forecasted for Thursday. As they left Joanie and Jonas are screaming: "We are going to Tobermory!"
The forecast for today was chance of rain and thunderstorms. All day we watched thunderheads go north and south of us. It stayed sunny all day and then cleared up in the evening.
The trawler ran the generator only 3 times today, the longest for 3 hours. Very annoying. A charter boat came into the harbour and anchored right next to us. Once the wind changed direction, it became very apparent that they were too close. They moved into a spot that had been vacated, closer to the trawler.
I finally brought out the fishing rod and did some casting (not fishing since there is no hope or intention of catching any fish). Great way to spend an afternoon "fishing" and drinking beer.
After sunset, the stars came out. First time that we had clear skies and a new moon. Belnda and I sat on the foredeck and watched the stars. We sat there until it became apparent that we had had a few drinks which made being on the deck a little dangerous. So back to the cockpit.
August 16, 2012
We haul anchor after the Cruisers' Net and head to Killarney. We get a slip on the Killarney side so that we don't have to ferry back and forth across the channel. Fuel and pump out.
We head off for lunch at the Gateway restaurant, the home of fresh baked blueberry pies, cinnamon buns and blueberry scones. We are sitting there and Cathy Ballantyne and Steve Atritis walk in. Apparently Cathy's family has a cottage across the Killarney channel on George Island. Belinda thought Cathy's cottage was on Lake Huron. Apparently not. We are going there for drinks later this afternoon.
We are waiting for David Hartman to arrive from Toronto. David is going to use our boat while we are off to St. John's NL for Belinda's family reunion. Steve Hills and Dawn Brennan will be joining David on Saturday.
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