Day 26, Thursday July 18 – Civilization, or at least a town

We motor out of Clapperton Harbour.  The winds are more favourable than anticipated, more NW than West so we are able to sail.  Good for the sailor, bad for the batteries.  Oh well, shore power is not far away.

We pass through the narrow channel uneventfully.  It really is wide and at least 9 feet deep so no challenge at all.  We seem to pass close to Maple Point where Jim and Lynn Monaghan have a cottage.  Unfortunately we have missed them as they are working away in Toronto this week.  The cottages all look beautiful and they have a great view of all the boats coming and going.

It takes us about 3 hours to get to Gore Bay, time enough to do some house cleaning, gather up garbage, and sort laundry.  We are only anchoring in the Bay tonight and have dockage with the race group on Friday night.  There is lots of room to anchor, and soon we are off in the dinghy to run errands and post blogs.  Before we get to shore in the dinghy there is a wave from the Buoy restaurant dock.  There is Keith and Louise from our stormy days in the Benjamin’s.  I think we will have to prioritize a beer and lunch as it is 2:00 and the Laundromat at the marina is full and beyond capacity.

The pizza is great and the beer is cold, but time to get to work.  It is now 3:00 and we want to get to the town office to buy our theatre tickets for tonight.  We often try to attend the Gore Bay summer theatre when we are boating.

We find the laundromat, the town office, and Julie is able to get the long awaited hair cut too.  Unfortunately no Royal Bank or Scotia bank so banking deposits will have to wait until we get south.  Dawson finds the library with free internet and soon it is 6:00 pm, and we must get the laundry back to the boat and then the motor dinghy back to shore for 7:00 and theatre for 7:30.  Busy, busy suddenly.  No time for dinner.  We do find when we are in civilization suddenly there is a bunch of life administration to be done.    We manage to get hold of Kevin to touch base.  We had wanted to Skype but the headset is on the boat and the library is not the best place to skype without a headset.  All is good in Newfoundland.

The play is enjoyable.  We are back on our boat by 9:30 in time to put on the mast light so no incoming  boats hit us at anchor.  The racers may come into port in the middle of the night.  30 minutes after we get on the boat a squall starts.  The wind is just howling and gusting.  Lightening is in the distance.  Julie dons her rubber shoes. 

 

Cheers

Julie and Dawson