Aug 5
Anchor secured in the pocket around 9 AM and off we headed
for our next anchorage a little over 20 miles away up 12 Mile Bay and into a
protected cove called Wani Bay. Another
spectacular day on the water with clear blue skies and temperatures in the mid
70’s.
Another beautiful morning for cruising
As we came out of our anchorage
on Musquash Channel and started heading north on the small boat route
we were followed by a 40’ Sillverton motoryacht and then another boat fell in
behind them coming from further south on the main route. The boat looked familiar and after viewing with
the binoculars it was the distinctive catamaran of our friends Russ and Jax on
Cat n Dogs who had anchored for the previous 3 nights at Beausoleil Island. Texted back and forth and determined they too
were headed for Wani Bay. The scenery
is spectacular with clear water, granite islands and windswept evergreen
trees. When we took our side trip up the
St. Lawrence River, we headed into an area called the Thousand Islands and they
actually counted a little over 1800 islands in total. This area is called the 30,000 islands and
while I’m not sure anyone has counted them all I would not doubt that
number. Many are small – just a granite
nub sticking out of the water. But
because they are granite and unforgiving each must be given the same navigational
consideration as a large island or run the risk of serious damage to hulls or
running gear.
Islands, Islands, everywhere!
In fact, with the water over 4’ above mean levels
many islands usually visible are underwater or just showing on the surface
making them even harder to spot. We
made it here after passing through a few tricky but well buoyed cuts. O’Donnell Point cut was barely wide enough for
2 boats to pass alongside with a series of 90-degree turns thrown in for fun!! Our anchorage is very nice with great
protection all around from winds but again we were surprised at the number of
boats already moored. Dropped anchor for
the day in a location I really wasn’t crazy about as it put our stern too close
to a rock outcropping if we swung that direction. By late afternoon some of the
holiday weekenders finally left and I was able to reposition us to a better
spot. Still a few too many boats here
for my liking but we all seem to have enough room.
Our anchorage
With the water being so clear I decided it was
finally time to just go ahead and jump in to do an inspection of the boat zincs,
check the running gear and skeg, and clean along the waterline. That initial dive in was a bit cool but refreshing!! Everything down below was easily visible and in good order. Not even a ding on the prop.....yet. Let's hope it stays that way.
Taking the plunge !!
They say the water is about 10 degrees cooler
in the north channel so figured this was a good opportunity to get wet. No
sunset pictures tonight. We’re getting
some cloud cover moving in and rain projected for overnight and into tomorrow.
Journey for Aug 5
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