Day 57, Sunday August 18th

Day 57, Sunday August 18^th  
 

A nice day at Cove Island north of Tobermory.  Julie very much enjoys having a non moving day to go and explore.  The water here is very clear.  We are anchored in about 10 feet of water and we can clearly see our anchor.  Dawson notices that our chain in on a tree lying on the bottom so shortens our rode to get the chain in a better position.  There is no wind and it is easily accomplished.  Had it been windy it could have snagged the tree and then a bit of a tug and war pickle would ensue. 

Unidentified bird at Cove Island



We spent the morning doing chores, writing blogs and then went for an explore in the dinghy with our camera and a shore lunch.  There was a bit of wind outside the harbor but we ducked into the next bay and soon it was warm and sheltered.  We went up the bay as far as we could so we could hike to the other side.  The bay cut into the island within about a mile of cutting across it, but due to low water we could not get up the creek.  We hauled the dinghy to shore and started hiking.  There was a nice path made of rock for the first 300 yards, but then the thick weeds and high grasses deters us from continuing on.  There were some cedar waxwing bird and a bird of prey we have not yet identified along the way.  We decided to return to the dinghy and look for a sunny spot to have our picnic lunch.



Julie at Cove Island picnic

Lunch was relaxing and we had a nice swim although the water was brisk.  Kayakers came around the corner as we were in the water swimming so we shared a few hellos with them and then they moved off.  We explored further up the west coast of the island to see how far the shoals came out.  There were lots of comorants sunning themselves on the rocks.  Back to the mother ship, we read and relaxed in anticipation of a big sail the next day.



Dawson being a zoo animal for the tourists

During the afternoon, the Blue Heron tour boat came into the bay twice.  We feel a bit like zoo animals as everyone on the boat is peering out at the land and the boaters.  We are on display for the tourists!  The Blue Heron is quite big and a few small fishing boats have come into the anchorage, but the tour ship can spin around on a dime, no problems at all in the small space.

Cheers



Julie and Dawson