Decisions Decisions

We headed to Spider Bay Marina in Little Current for a pumpout and water. The marina wasn't busy, so we were out in time to make the 10:00 bridge heading east. Heywood Island was our destination, and we were hoping to tuck into the small bay at the west end of Browning Cove. Unfortunately, there were already two boats anchored there, so we headed to the east anchorage. There was lots of room there for us, so we tucked into the back end. If the weather cooperated, we would head to Cove Island on Tuesday and then Kincardine on Thursday or Friday. According to the long-range forecasts, after that, the winds may pick up, so we may have to stay somewhere to wait out the winds. This part of the trip is never a lot of fun. We wait and watch the weather always a little apprehensive even when we are not sailing to a schedule. I noticed our bag of dog food was getting a little light. Tug's appetite has been really good this trip, and he hasn't been sick. I think we underestimated the amount of food we needed. I figured out we had about 5 days of food left. That wasn't going to be enough if we had to wait out any weather. There was a vet in Little Current who carried his food, but they didn't open until Wednesday. There was no vet in Tobermory, so Kincardin may be the next spot we could purchase his food. We decided to head into Little Current Tuesday and pick up the food first thing Wednesday morning. If the weather forecast was correct, we could then head for Cove Island at the 10:00 bridge opening. Randy had reached out to Harbour View Marina in Little Current to get details on storing the boat for the winter. It's something we've discussed over the last couple of years. Now that we have our home in Brights Grove, we don't really use the boat before and after our North Channel adventures. Neither of us really enjoy the trip up and down the lake. We thought it may be worth looking into options since we had an unplanned day in town. We liked the information and decided we would visit the marina while we were there.Leggi altro