August 30, Day 78 - In Little Current

The morning started out mostly cloudy and very windy but before long the sun broke through. The temps were in the 50’s but because of the high wind the wind chill factor was probably in the 40’s. We turned on the heat. One good thing about the small space of a boat; it doesn’t take long to warm the place up. We had breakfast while listening to the local “Little Current” boater’s broadcast on the VHF and decided we’d spend another day here. After today, the next week is supposed to be gorgeous.

Linda did more laundry and worked on banking, bill paying, insurance, etc. since we probably won’t have internet for several days after leaving here. Gerry did whatever it is he does on the computer (Linda has yet to figure out what that is).

We got cleaned up and headed into town. Didn’t really have a chance to explore much last night as the weather was so crappy. One of the locals that Gerry had been chatting with offered us a ride. He dropped us off at the local grocery stores. They are right across the street from each other. However he did mention that except for stuff we really needed we should wait until Gore Bay to provision as it’s somewhat cheaper there. We picked up a few things at the grocery store and had a quick lunch. Not much selection at the grocery store and the lunch was about average. We walked down to the waterfront, Linda took a few pictures and we stopped in a few gift/specialty stores. We came back to the boat and took it easy. Gerry went over the various route alternatives for tomorrow and Linda took a walk over to the park.

Gerry cooked some individual pizzas for tonight. He tried to cook them on the grill, but ended up burning the bottom to a crisp. Even his second attempt was a miserable failure (but the top was fine).

We will wait to see if our mail comes in tomorrow and then head out. If the mail is here, we go to the Benjamin Islands; if not, we will go to a nearby anchorage known as Mosquito Bay. There is supposed to be a sandy beach with a potential for finding some sea glass. We will wait there until our mail shows up in Little Current and then make the short run back to pick it up before heading west.

Monk's Vineyard at the marina

The swing bridge opening (this is the one we had to wait for yesterday). Notice .... there is sun today.

The boardwalk along the riverfront

Sunset at the marina