We departed Pilot Harbor early, 7:30 AM. Today is a big day for us; we arrive at the town of Wawa and have quite a list of shore duties. We are looking forward to a nice warm shower; last showers were a week ago before we departed Thunder Bay. Traveling along this shore keeps us amazingly busy. I find writing this log takes more effort and is at times a bit of a push. So I hope your all enjoying it?
Entering the mouth of the Michipicoten River was a bit tense. The mouth faces west and the winds and waves were out of the west. With the waves pushing us in and the river currents pushes us out there was at times little rudder control. The entrance was filled with sandbars and the route was far from obvious. But with the charts and Mark on the bow we negotiated our way in without incident. We are at Bucks Marina a few miles up the river. No other sailboats in this harbor, the entrance is just too difficult. So once again, there are advantages to a small little boat like Albion.
The Showers were wonderful and we were even able to do a load of laundry. ..The town of Wawa (which means "Wild Goose" in Ojibwa) is 4 miles from the Marina. There is a woman in town (Louise) that runs a taxi service. However Louise seems to have disappeared. But, the locals are quite helpful and accommodating. A guy who works at the marina took us to town and gave us a short tour including the three large (near 20 feet) Geese statues. We loaded up on groceries and had a nice dinner in town. While finishing dinner we decided to make a sign saying "Marina" on the back of our place mat to hitch hike back to the Marina. But, lucky us the very nice family next to us overheard our conversation and gave us a ride back. He is the owner of a wilderness helicopter company and has a boat at the marina. When we inquired about wireless internet a local at the marina told us the best place to go would be his rear deck. So thanks to him for this service as I sit on his deck!!
We head out to Sault Ste. Marie today (Thursday). We are going to amble our way down and take 3 days to get there. So the next log will not be until at least Sunday, unless, well you should know by now, the weather picks up…
Some guys Deck
Near Wawa, Ontario..
