August 28, Day 76 - In Baie Fine

We woke up this morning to overcast skies, but it was not as cold as yesterday. We had cinnamon rolls and blueberry scones for breakfast … they were delicious. After tidying things up a bit, we headed out for the hike to Topaz Lake.

Gerry’s ankle is still quite sore, but he had his cane with him. We actually brought all his previously used medical supplies (knee braces, wrist braces, hot/cold packs, etc) with us as we figured somewhere along the line he’d need them. The trail was quite navigable, even for Gerry. We made it to the lake in about 20 minutes. We spent some time wandering around a bit on top and sitting and taking in the scenery.

We met two groups of hikers. One group (2 guys and a girl) had just spent 5 days canoeing some of the lakes in the region and were hauling the canoe and lots of equipment. Except for the dog that was with them, they were pretty loaded down. The other was a couple doing the “Hiking Trail” with their two dogs.

After returning to the boat, we had lunch and then Gerry cleaned the dinghy. Linda read some more (really starting to go through the books now) and then Gerry napped. It is very quiet and relaxing here. The weather forecast for the weekend is windy with some rain, so we doubt there will be many boaters out and about. There are three of us here in the anchorage.

After dinner, Gerry tried fishing again. Still no luck. All of those “no fail” lures sold to him by the locals just don’t seem to be working. Good thing we have back up food in the freezer! We even went out in the dinghy. Linda drove while Gerry fished …. Still no luck. The only action was a duck that followed us all around the cove.

Back at the boat we watched a movie and then off to bed.

This is a picture of a sailboat in our anchorage that is bringing their anchor up while having one of the crew clean it off from the dinghy.


On our way up to Topaz Lake we saw a canoe with legs !!
This is a picture of Topaz Lake .... the water was very clear and a beautiful color

The background for this tree picture is actually water .... not the sky

Gerry reflecting on the meaning of life ..... or maybe just trying to catch his breath

Another picture of the lake

The dinghy dock where everyone parks so they can climb to Topaz Lake and any other number of lakes and hiking trails. Ours is the dinghy on the right.


Monk's Vineyard at anchor in "The Pool"