Day 25, Wednesday July 17

Day 25 Wednesday July 17 – Moving on

Well we wake up to a breeze.  The weather forecast is saying west to NW winds.  We may be able to sail a bit.  We weigh anchor by 10:00 and are on our way to Clapperton Harbour just north of Kagawong.  We have never been in this harbour as the channel going east-west or visa versa gets quite shallow.  We have a fabulous sail and don’t take the main sail down until we are actually in the harbour.  With one tack we are able to round all the buoy markers and keep sailing.  We could not have asked for better wind.

Old Lodge

Clapperton Harbour used to have a lodge on it that quit operating many years ago.  Stories say that John Wayne stayed at the lodge at one time.  It is now quite in ruins as the roof has caved in.  There is still furniture and everything still inside.

We go for a dinghy ride around the bay, not much new to see.  There may be poison ivy so Julie is wary of exploring on shore.  Memories of childhood poison ivy are still vivid.

We connect with Ross and he reports he got a third place in a race in Finland.  Way to go!  Three more races to go in Europe.

It is a bit windy in this bay, but no waves, so the anchor will not be challenged like it was in the Benjamin’s last week. It is waves more than wind that cause the anchor to drag.  We have released the wind generator to produce some needed energy.  Since we were 5 nights in Matheson, the batteries are quite low because we hate putting the motor on.  Perhaps some solar panels to complement the wind generator is in order.

A quiet evening and we are off to bed ready to move on to Gore Bay in the morning.

Cheers

Julie and Dawson