Full Week in Fifty Cove

We had a wonderful week in Fifty Cove. We had a little rain, but for the most part, it was sunny and warm. When the wind picked up, we didn't feel it as the bay was so protected. We did get the occasional wake from a passing power or fishing boat. Otherwise, it was so calm. We were close enough to Kilarney that we could run in with the dinghy for ice and supplies. As long as we were patient since we only brought our 4 horse power outboard motor. If we push it, we make 4 knots. We met friends Andrea and Paul on Tuesday for dinner at the Kilarney Mountain Lodge. They live quite close but because there is only one road in it takes them almost an hour by car. The Lodge is beautiful, and their conference center Canada House is the largest log structure in North America. We found a really good blueberry patch in the inner bay of Covered Portage and went picking a couple of times. We had happy hours on Rita James and on Atlas. Atlas is Rob and Melissa's 41 Tarten that is stunning. We went fishing a couple of times, but no luck. We had the bay to ourselves until Saturday morning. Early Saturday, a small fishing boat with two adults, a toddler, and two large dogs pulled into the bay. They tied to shore and set up camp on one of the rocks. It was entertaining watching them set up their tent and realize they'd forgotten something. Off dad went in the boat after a few tense words trying to determine who did what. The toddler was crying and the dogs barking, which got Tug barking. Dad came back, and things calmed down, Randy found out they were only here for the day, which was a bit of a relief. I didn't get any pictures. I felt bad enough watching them, but it was entertaining. Just after lunch, we saw a Nordic Tug 26 heading our way. We were very surprised when it came into our bay and dropped anchor very close by. He indicated he would tie to shore and proceeded to jump in the water with a line to tie to a tree. We let him know that if the wind switched as predicted, we would swing and hit him. He suggested we also tie to shore, but we were anchored in the middle and did not want to pull out our shoreline. It wouldn't be long enough to double back to the boat and would make leaving Sunday morning more of a challenge. We ended up helping him move his anchor so he was out of our swing radius. It was the first time we had to share the bay. Our last night, we joined a group of friends to have dinner at Heberts Fish and Chips and drinks in the octagonal bar at the Kilarney Mountain Lodge. It was a fun evening with great entertainment at the Lodge. We caught a ride with Jamie and Chico in their fast dinghy, and they joined us onboard for night caps when they dropped us off. It was a really wonderful week, but it's definitely time to move on.Leggi altro