Kilcoursie Bay, Ont

18 July 2014

(Pictures on the way once we get a good Wifi)

Susan squeezed in a last load of laundry and I topped off the water tanks and did a minor spraydown of the decks. We pushed off from the dock and headed over to Sound Boat Works across the bay to get pumped out and take on some fuel. It was $1.46 per liter ($5.46 per gallon), the cheapest we’ve seen in Canada so I put 100 gallons in. While we were there I got pictures of a 1936 hull that had been completely restored. It’s under a cover to keep all the varnish from melting in the harsh sunlight.

From there we headed down the bay to the “Hole in the Wall”. A friend had taken us there the day before, so I knew that there would be enough depth. It’s pretty amazing to drive through the middle of an island like that.

We headed down the sound to Kilcoursie Bay. We had seen it from the air, it has a wide expanse of sandy beach. We were able to tuck in along the swimming area.

With all the ski boats in the area we didn’t bother to fish. The water was a little colder that I expected, and with the chilly day (72F) swimming was out. But both of us splashed our feet in the water.

Susan cooked steaks and corn on the cob for dinner. She had made ratatouille the day before and heated it up. One of the best dinners on the water.

I got up in the middle of the night to check the anchor. While I was out I got a pretty amazing star show. There is still a quarter moon, and it lit up the cove we were in. I’m a little excited, when we get to Little Current in a few days it will be a new moon and we should see lots of stars.