Starting out

The first step is the hardest, especially if it is on water. You sink or float. That being said it is hoped that all will work out one way or another.
4 options await us:
we come back with the boat
we come back with each other
we come back back with the boat and each other
we don't come back
Relatively simple eh!

Now to get down to see if I can get this blog page set up.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Kingston And Gananoque






27 miles yesterday & 24 today. We are about 5 miles west of Ivy Lea bridge and 5 miles east of Gananoque. Making great time.
Yesterday had a great sail into Kingston, arrived about 2pm. A great looking city, on the style of Ottawa with the old limestone buildings and a fantastic waterfront, busy with people. Odd though looking across this harbour to the west you see Royal Military College and the south you this huge wind generator farm, at least 30 of them.
A "Nonsuch" rendevous taking place in Confederation Basin. Must be 30 or more of these tugboat shaped boats, but they can sail well. A terrific windstorm blew in last night clocking winds at 20 (40k)knots steady with gusts just below 30, the winds brought in the waves and even though we were in protected harbour the boats road the dock most of the night.
Winds still high today, so we didn't leave until 11am, with pending thunderstorms and rain we contemplated staying another night, but at $58, we decided to move on.

All said and done, it wasn't a bad day, not much sailing but a bit. Quit at 4pm and now are anchored in the Navy Islands, awaiting a possible thunderstorm this evening. Weather warning in effect. We are in behind some islands anticipating it coming from the southwest. Caught a couple of pike, but threw them back as I didn't feel like cleaning them. Largest fish I have caught in the last 5 years.

I have attached a few pictures for you to view. A couple of Kingston, awakening to bag pipes. at 8am in Kingston Harbour , the wind mill farm .
I'm not sure but I think you can enlarge them when you click on them
Love to all, especially new baby Charlie Fay born Thursday July 8. That makes 2 grand girls and 3 grand boys. The guys are still winning

1 comment:

  1. Making really good time. Not sure if I would like to be on the boat during a storm. Congrat's G & G on the new little one. Keep sailing.

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