SAILING

We have absolutely had the most wonderful sailing the past week. Our first week out was cold and it rained every day. The opposite can be said about last week. It was hot and sunny and a good breeze each day.
We attempted to leave for Picton on the 30th of June but the winds were too strong and I didn’t feel comfortable, so we spent another cold day anchored off Amherst Island. We spent a lot of time reading, watching movies and practicing Spanish (Sal is trying to teach me). The following day the wind had died down significantly so we headed out again and made it to Picton which was a 21 nautical mile trip (probably more because we had to tack a few times). We anchored just outside of all the marinas and yacht clubs, sneaking the only spot not taken up by mooring bouys. Picton is very protected so we spend a quiet Canada Day evening, getting a glimpse here and there of the fireworks. The following day we spent running errands in town (laundry, groceries, LCBO) and we even treated ourselves to dinner out.
We continued our trip sailing up to Desoronto, Belleville and Trenton. The winds were westerly so we had to motor where the channel narrowed and where there was no room to tack. We found the Bay of Quinte quite busy, shallow and weedy so didn’t spend a lot of time swimming. We spent a night in Trenton’s Fraser Park Marina, which turned out to be the hottest night of our voyage, as the city blocked any breeze from cooling our little sailing vessel. However, we did get to treat ourselves to a nice ice cream and catch the latest Twilight movie. We continued on our way up the Murray Canal and to Presqu’ile. We spent a night there before our early morning departure into Lake Ontario and around to Waupoos (A 50 nautical mile trip). We have just spent the last 3 hot days exploring some areas of Waupoos and Prince Edward Bay, which both Sal and I loved. We visited a pebble beach, swam in the cool deep clear waters and watched beautiful sunsets before quickly seeking refuge in the cabin before getting eaten alive by mosquitoes.
Today we left Prince Edward Bay and sailed in Lake Ontario to Main Duck, where we are currently bobbing peacefully listening to music, reading and trying to decide what to have for dinner. Canned macaroni beef or canned tuna? Hehe no the food has been good. We have decided that we will not be bringing along any more corned beef, spam or canned peas, but other than that we have eaten well