Day 12 Journey to the North Channel July 12, 2021

 Club Island to Killarney

Raised the anchor after breakfast in which we had time to eat before we set sail. There was a nice breeze but once again on the nose. We arrived in Killarney before lunchand found two mooring balls across from the Mountain Lodge. We tied up and I ran for the showers. We had not had an opportunity since Port Elgin

We are allowed to use all the amenities and the ball only cost 40.00 plus a resort fee of 10.00. After a shower we toured the town and meet Jane, Ed, Terry and now Lyn at the World Famous fish and chip place. They have  upgraded from a bus Angela.

After supper we took a dinghy ride out into Killarney Bay. We decided to stay another day. Jane and Ed want to do a Trail Walk. I am looking forward to that.

Day 11 Journey to the North Channel July 11, 2021

 Tobermory to Club Island

We were able to sleep in and have our breakfast finished before taking off. Foodland was a quick walk and I managed to get some vegetables. Everything here is a quick walk and the tourists had not landed on the streets yet. The village was setting up a booth so I managed to get a map of the streets. We had agreed to set sail with Jane and Ed and Terry at 10:00 am. Set sail,

we did even though the wind was light we were able to sail for the first time. We had decided to stop and anchor at Club Island so that meant we could sail there as slow as we wanted to. This was a real joy to be able to not listen to the motor all day. We had a passage to get through at Snake Island and that is the first time I realised you could see the bottom and looking at all the rock was a good scare even though the depth sounder said there was enough water.

Once we got to the anchorage we still had time to take down the dinghy and have a cockpit gathering aboard Vertigo 1. When Dick went to take the dinghy motor lock off he realized the lock he had on it did not have a key in the bag. There was a key on the floater and a lock in the middle of the dinghy bag.

These are the kinds of things that can drive you insane. After a while he got the hacksaw out and cut the chain and we were able to progress with our day. 

Bev and Alastair this was our first launch with the new hoist and it works great. Once we trusted the rope to hold it in mid air we were able to set it in a matter of minutes.

Having the dinghy in the water gave us an opportunity to scrup down the hull and get the carbon off the exhaust hole.

Thanks to Ed and Jane for a lovely refreshing opportunity to relax again.

Day 10 Port Elgin to Tobermory July 10,2021

 Woke up to a favorable wind direction and sunny day. We are on the move again. We headed north to Tobermory.  

We made it around 2:30 pm and had time to do a load of laundry before meeting  up with Ed and Jane at their Air B&B cottage.

It was fun to have a gathering of Port Stanley folks in this beautiful Georgian Bay setting.

One of Ed's crew had put together a video of the trip so far. It was such a photo amazing look at the trip. When they got to the part about anchoring in Peche there was a photo of Grace C. but the artist did not realize we were the same people on board.

The wifi is not loading on computer so will send pics later. We are heading to Club Island today. 😉

Day 9 Journey to the North Channel Friday July 9, 2021

 Port Elgin 

Woke up to a strong north wind and decided to layover another day. We asked the dock master if we could have a weekly rate and he offered to give us a discount on our fourth night. We do not want to pound into waves and wind on the nose. The trip to Tobermory is approximately 50 miles. 

I had a shower and we had sometime to read and catch up on news and headed uptown for a walk. 

Our Port Stanley Bridge is open again after a year of repairs.

On the way back from the downtown we came down Green Street and found a whole row of cottage and cabin  rentals. We ordered out from the restaurant at the marina and listened to live music at the dock. The sun is out again, and the weekend crowd is back.

Day 8 Journey to the North Channel July 8, 2021

Oliphant side trip!

On hold in Port Elgin

Dick and I woke up at 6:20 am to pea soup fog and he checked the radar and said we were going to get a thunderstorm and I heard my first rumble. We went back to bed and when we got up we made breakfast with toast always a simple pleasure aboard. 

Janet texted to see if we had gotten away and she sent Bill down to get us off the boat. This is a perfect place to be weathered in. The day involved cutting carpet out of the main floor of the cottage, lots of laughs and a yummy dinner. They bought us back to Port Elgin after supper.

Day Seven Journey to the North Channel Wednesday July 7, 2021

Sister's Cottage in Oliphant  

Woke up at 10:30 am!!!! I cannot believe I slept that late. I guess we were tired. Being on dry land was a comforting experience. The weather was cold and wet. So thankful to be in a warm cottage.

Dick and Bill went to Wiarton to find stove alchohol. The company Captain Phab quit making it during the pandemic and started making sanitizer. Bill found a place in Wiarton that had Lloyd's brand.

Janet and I had a wonderful day to catch up. She made us a delicious dinner and drove us back to the boat.

When we got back to the boat we checked the weather and we have a wonderful wind tomorrow and  a purposeful direction to the wind. We hope to make Tobermory. Sound like a long and wet day.

Day 6 Journey to the North Channel Tuesday July 6, 2021

 Bayfield to Port Elgin

Today we headed out and it was what we call on Lake Erie a bug day. There was no wind and so we set the auto pilot and cleaned and packed, read and ate. We made it in to Port Elgin about 4:30 pm and we were meet on the dock by my sister and her husband Bill. This had been a milestone for me to sail to my sisters cottage in Oliphant. We were advised by sailors in Erieau to pick Port Elgin and leave GraceC tied up at a dock. We went to Wismers for dinner and they took us back to the cottage for the night. 

It was a rainy and windy night and so glad we decided to park here.