Saturday September 1, 2007
We departed amongst the mist at the start of our 41 NM day, including a 20 mile crossing of SE Georgian Bay. Skies clear, variable to no winds, a few waves to rock us a bit. A good day to read, enjoy the sites, and take a nap up on deck in the warm sunshine as the water splashes by. There are advantages to all types of weather. We are now on the Southern shore of Georgian Bay, half way through our circumnavigation of the Bay. Down South here the water is deeper (hit 360 Ft on our depth gauge) and the shore is lined with the Blue Mountains and their ski runs. They call Georgian Bay the 6th Great Lake. It is not as large as Ontario, but a close 6th.
We landed in the town of Meaford, a laid back kind of place with friendly neighbors. We arrived around 3 and no fuel is available till 9AM tomorrow.
There is something about being out in open water that gives one this feeling which I’ll call fulfillment. Looking off in all directions a great distance and seeing only water fading and dropping into the distant Blue Sky. The same feeling achieved on a mountain peak, but unimpeded by anything.
It was a relaxing day, free of looking for rocks and shoals, a day to just glide along. A warm one, shorts and T-shirts…Dinner in town at the Leaky Canoe…
