Bayfield, Ontario June 28, 2016

It is not fun getting old. Silly mistakes come around pretty frequently. I knew I had made one this morning when Kerry said the boat key would no longer lock the door. We had a special restroom key in Sarnia. I put it on a float with my boat key. Our instructions were to drive slowly by the gas dock when we leave and throw the restroom key on the grass in front of the shack. So, I took the key off the chain and had Kerry toss it when we motored out. Guess which key got tossed.  Fortunately we have 2 extra Annie keys on board - good thing!

Today's weather is so different from yesterday. It is cloudy, cold, windy and misting occasionally, with a high forecast of only 63. Yesterday it was really hot with beautiful sunshine. We have postponed our first kayak ride. Instead we biked to town and shopped and walked. We saw these birds guarding a doorstep and took a picture for my neighbor, Pat.

We bought some smoked white fish, and a set of towel holders for the grand kids. The C&C 30' sailboat tried to leave the harbor today, but they were back shortly as the conditions for them were too rough to travel. I gave the captain credit for trying and credit for knowing when to bail out.

I also bought a sanding block at the hardware store. I need to refinish one of our steps. We had them all refinished before we left, but one was damaged and had many bubbles pop up and ruin the finish. I speculate that the afternoon sun hit that step while the varnish was wet causing the problem . In any case, I have spent the last 2 hours sanding and coloring the step. I will put a coat of varnish on it shortly. So far the results have exceeded my expectations.

We tried to get our reservations in Kincardine extended for Friday but were unsuccessful. This means we will have to go to Tobermory or perhaps to Port Elgin on Friday. We need good weather to make the 70 NM trip to Tobermory from Kincardine, so if the weather is not good on Friday, Port Elgin is our backup plan.

Our plans so far have been to get to Tobermory and then start our North Channel cruising. So, in Tobermory the "where the wind blows" cruising really starts. I am thinking of going into the Georgian Bay, to a couple of ports that John Robertson recommended. I am not sure Peter wants to go east from Tobermory.

Village of Bayfield Marina

We had a nice dinner at the Black Dog Inn. I ordered the fish and chips and shared it with Kerry who had a salad. We have enough left for a fish lunch underway tomorrow. Peter and Marianna are coming over for a night cap soon, then it will be bed time for this skipper. We plan to leave early tomorrow for the 40+ mile trip. The seas are starting to calm now, and hopefully will be well behaved tomorrow.

Kerry's Comments:

I need to confess about yesterday's gourmet breakfast for Don.  The loose translation is "left over chicken tenders added to scrambled eggs and served with orange slices."  It sounds so much better in French, doesn't it?

Many years ago, when Don and I were first married, our Volkswagen slowly rolled out into the street and created an accident the next morning.  It was my car and Don went on the offense and said I did not put the emergency brake on properly, yada yada.  So he said I had to talk to the police officer since it was my fault.  Midway through the police interrogation, I suddenly  remembered  that Don was the last one to drive my car when he picked up a pizza the night before.  Suddenly the dynamics of the situation changed considerably, of course to my advantage.  Well today, something similar happened with the key incident.  Thank goodness Don gave me the wrong key and due to my good training over the years, he came forward immediately and owned the mistake.