Day 6. 2nd year. May 26. On to Canadian Thousand Islands- Trip 5.5. Total 2884 miles

Woke up to a beautiful sunny day.

Our first chore was to turn on the generator- oops or tried to turn on the generator. After a few choice words and a call to our handy diesel mechanic back home, we got it working! yeah!!

We headed out of the anchorage behind Boldt Castle and turned north and decided to follow the local ferry through the islands to cross into Canada. We made it through safely and it saved us three miles.

Turning south we passed the town of Rockport, Ont, with its large homes high up on the cliff overlooking the St Lawrence River and headed toward the International Bridge. We are now in the Canadian part of the Ten Thousand Islands. This section of the Canadian Ten Thousand Islands consists mainly of smaller islands many with just one home on them.

We checked into Canada at Ivy Lea and after being on hold for awhile we’re cleared to enter Canada. Now Crustacean sports not only the American flag, but the Canadian flag.

Leaving Ivy Lea, we traveled a short distance to a dock on Georgiana-Constance Island PARC Canada. Georgiana Island is filled with trails and picnic areas. Was a lovely walk along the forested paths and enjoyed all the music of the songbirds.

We then continued further south about 2 miles to Mulcaster Island where we tied up at the PARC Canada dock for the night along with a houseboat with two couples from Ontario and a couple from near Montreal.

Bill cooked dinner on the grill and we knocked off early. Was a busy day!

Day 7 2nd year. May 26. Lay day at Mulcaster Island

Decided to take it easy and stay at Mulcaster today. We walked the trails and enjoyed the forest and the views.

Also took a short dinghy ride to explore some of the other islands close by. The Islands on the Canadian side are grouped together and are named for Admirals, ships or Captains of the ships important to Canadian history during the 1800’s. Mulcaster is contained in the Navy Islands named after the ship’s captains- Downey, Stave, Collier, Gordon, etc. Our ride took us past all the private islands in this island group.

We came upon several swans in our travels.

We were invited to join in docktails with two other boats from Montreal. Lots of boating stories to share and the Quebecans got to practice their English.

Side trip to the Bahamas- Preparations

As we prepare for our Bahamian Adventure, we are making lists upon lists of things to do and provisions to buy for our upcoming trip to the Bahamas. Bill has spent much time readying the boat for the cruise, checking engines, batteries and all the systems on the boat - electrical, plumbing, navigation, refrigeration and air conditioning. Sure kept Bill busy!!! We took the boat out to check all the systems and to get fuel. We had to re-remember all the navigation and auto pilot workings and surprisingly we did remember!! We have spent the last two days loading the boat with provisions- water, food, tools, clothes, toiletries and cleaning supplies, and our pantry and cabinets are full. We are sitting a bit heavier in the water now that we are fully loaded. Also Bill has finally gotten his TO DO list down to the few remaining items so he sees the light at the end of the tunnel!! We have researched the charts and guide books and have a tentative pla...

On to Allan's-Pensacola Cay. Day 12. April 3. Mile 35.2. Total mile

Day 12 We left our anchorage at sunrise to head out of Great Sale Cay Harbor. Turning west and then north, we will cruise around Great Sale Cay toward Abaco's barrier islands, eventually reaching the eastern edge of the Little Bahama Bank today. As we turn Northeast, we get some spray. Crustacean is quite salty now! Winds are out of the east 10-15 knots with waves at one foot. We cruise past Little Sale Cay we see a steady stream of sailboats going both east and west. I counted 15 total. Nice wind for sailing. Halfway through our trip, you begin to see the outer barrier islands on the horizon to the north. Five miles later you can see Little Abaco Island to our south. Here is a chart of the area we traveled from Great Sale to Allan's-Pensacola Cay today. The further we travel east, the Little Bahama Bank narrows, The winds pick up and seas run 1-2 feet. Crustacean got even saltier! As we approached Allan's-Pensacola the wind and sea...

Day 24-25 April 15-16 On to Hopetown and Lay day in Hopetown. Miles 12.6. Total 460.6

Day 24 We had a change of plans. Our friends who we met cruising the Loop, Trisha and Mike, are traveling north through the Bahamas and are close, so we will join then in Hope Town. We will then back track a bit to visit Man-o-War Cay and Marsh Harbor after visiting with them. It is a bright sunny day with light winds as we weigh anchor to leave Great Guana. There is lots of freight and commercial traffic today- tugs and barges, large freighters and flat bed delivery boats. It takes all these to handle the shipping needs and construction on the islands. We trip today took along the north east side of Great Guana and then past Scotland Cay, which is all privately owned. Next we passed Fowl Cay which is a nature preserve known for its diving. Following Fowl Cay is Man-o-War Channel with its deep water access to the Atlantic and Man-o-War Cay, known for its ship building and maintenance. Sorry, pictures of the passes and islands did not turn out too well...

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