What could be better than to meet with friends at the beginning of a new week and toast friendship and the sunset? Colleen and Mike organized the gathering and of course, Dianne and Bob, and us Yorks were eager to join in. We have met such nice people here in
Cheers to the sunset. May there be another. Cheers to our new friends. We will meet again.
There was a huge art show in the downtown area. I love that there are so many events that take place and that they are right here. This show took up 4 blocks. There was food and music. As we walked in I asked Kelley if he would buy me a piece of kinetic art like he had in Portland, OR many years ago. We love the piece that is in our backyard. It always makes us smile. Being the loving husband that he is, and I am sure feeling safe, Kelley says that if Andrew Carson is here, he will. Now, Andrew Carson is the artist from Washington who makes these fabulous wind driven pieces. As I was sharing with Kelley that Andrew sold many in Florida and claimed that his pieces could withstand hurricane winds….
You guessed it! Kelley says $%?#.
There he is! With new treasures!
I whip out my cell because it has a picture of our/his piece that we have at home. How cool is that!?! And Kelley said he would buy me another one.
Being the thoughtful wife, he is off the hook until this adventure is over. I see one of these HUGE pieces twirling with the wind at Casa Safari, Indian Wells, CA. Don’t you?
There was also ‘Living Art” at the show. The little girl wasn’t real but the lady was.
After the Art Show, we met up with Bill and Jo and they shared information about the Bahamas.
And, of course, tomorrow is Super Bowl Sunday. I am having the Barrys over – homemade chili and corn bread! Go Eli Manning!
Beausoleil Island – Cedar Springs to be exact. We have left the Trent Severn and the secure knowledge of where we will be for the night (lock walls) for the unknown. We have made a reservation in Penatangue for Friday through Monday in case we cannot find a spot to be. Labor Day Weekend is coming and, as at home, every boater that can will be out. Also, the weather is supposed to be beautiful – I am thrilled for the Canadians but nervous for us.
Coming through the last lock at Port Severn was narrow and tricky because of the current from the falls that are so close. But, it was smooth sailing….The island was only about 10 miles and the trip was pleasant. We had been told to try to go to Objibway because this cove is well protected. We located it on our chart and entered the bay. The ranger at the last lock said to avoid Cedar Spring – there was a spot on the cruiser’s dock, but we went on. Objibway was filled. Chimney Bay for anchoring was crowded. We slowly went back through Beausoleil Bay looking at all of the available spots. This island is a Provincial Park and their newspaper, that we had, wasn’t filled with enough information for us. There are cruising docks and camper docks….we went back to Cedar Springs. There was a sail boat tied at the dock (as well as small power boats). We figured that depth couldn’t be an issue there. I yelled and asked if they (the sail boat) would mind moving up or back so that we could tie up. They said they were leaving, having finished lunch. Perfect. In we came. It wasn’t the best spot. We new it would be rocky, but we had a spot for the weekend. Our Park mooring pass works here also.
Later Paul and Angela showed up. The other power boats left and Paul and his cousin helped us move our boat to an end tie. A much nicer ride there. Soon the dock was filled.
A delightful family came and tied near us. Kelly (the mother) had brought her kids, by herself! What a great family there are. Her husband showed up on Saturday. We were introduced to Banana Boats at a campfire our last night there.
Kelley and I went on great off rode bike trails and we walked others. This is a lovely park and I can see why people come and stay for their vacations. The beaches are nice. There are camp sites. Like Burton Island one can only get to the park by boat. This park is first come first served, and there are abuses. There is a club that brings dinghies over and ties them to the docks. Later on the weekends, members show up and retie the dinghies to their boats so that they can use the docks. This keeps others from coming. The rangers do not have the power to remove the dinghies so space that could be used by boaters is full…..
Honey Harbour has a great bakery and we went their by dinghy. It is nice being here. I have loved knowing we were safe and that there were activities to keep us busy. I will miss this island.
Smooth boating. We have stablizers and I am loving it, not that being on the ICW is really rough. In fact, it is like driving on a road. You need to make sure that you stay in the channel, watch your speed (manatee zones) and look at the scenery.
We entered San Carlos Bay.
But, as luck would have it, the batteries did not charge. So, after picking up a mooring, we are forced to drop it and head off to Salty Sam’s Marina, which is close by. Frustrating? You bet. But, it is a shake down cruise.
If at a marina…there must be Happy Hour and new friends to meet. Diane and Bob have friends that our living on their boat in the mooring field and so we joined them for drinks and great conversation. Meet Bill and Jo:
And the Fearless Foursome
and a surprise visit from:
We will leave tomorrow and get boat tweaked some more. It has been a great start. We have had so much fun.
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