Day 37, Monday July 29

Day 37 dawns with a nice blue sky but on closer inspection a number of cumulus clouds can be seen in the western sky.  We had planned on moving down to the mouth of the Shawanaga Inlet but after listening to the weather forecast we change our minds.  The forecast is for favourable winds but also carries a watch for water spouts and thunder storms, so another day in Hopewell Bay for us.

We spend the day doing small jobs and charting the next day’s route.  The navionics (navigation program on our IPad) has been a disappointment since entering the small craft route as there are no real charts.  The area is nothing but a very poor small scale map and has us travelling overland on a number of occasions.  The Garmin Chartplotter has now become the major navigation tool but takes a lot longer to chart a course on.

We do have a bit of excitement when one of pillows makes a break for it, (jumps off the bow where Julie was using it) with Dawson having to head out on recovery mission as the pillow was 500 yards away floating out to sea before we even noticed it, and confirmed with binoculars that it was in fact our floating object out there.  With the pillow safely back on board we head out for a dinghy/photo shot.  This is classic Georgian Bay scenery with windswept white pines and bare rock outcrops. 



Innuktuchuck

 

The geology is interesting with a number of picturesque outcrops featuring extensive folding and faulting.  We take an excellent picture of a Innuktuchuk on a small rock island and some of the classic views.  We head back to the boat in time for our late supper hour.  Just after dinner we are startled by one of the local cottagers zooming by us.  We hope it was done on purpose as the other alternative is not the best for a safe night.  We turn our anchor light on setup our solar lights around the cockpit and head off to bed, we again are planning on an early start and need to get our 8 hours of sleep.

Cheers

Dawson and Julie