The Goose has flown!!

So not sure what day this is so I'll start at the beginning...

DAY 1 ..we left the Marina, not with a roar but a whimper...in trying to top the hydraulic fluid Rick decided to change out  short hose that might cause a leak so he cut the line. We had no extra ferrules to replace the old ones and we had no car. Luckily one of the staff at the Marina gave him a ride to the store and he got what he needed. We got away at 4 pm. We made it as far as Little Port Elgin, a small bay at the north shore of Colpoys Bay at Cape Crocker. We dropped anchor around 8 pm, made dinner and crashed.

DAY 2  We woke up early and started to had out for the tip of the Bruce Peninsula, Wingfield Basin but as awe were raising the anchor I realized that we had no steering...blew a different hydraulic hose. Luckily "McGyver" had purchased extra ferrules, so we were an hour behind but we got out at 9 am and started up the shore. By the time we got almost up to Wingfield, 7 hours later, the winds were gale force and we were screaming along at 8 knots (8 mile and hour for you landlubbers.  If you have ever experienced a hurricane, I might be exaggerating a bit. but if you haven't, trust me, it was hurricane force!!!!

Todd has been doing well... impressions of Titanic on the bow; hauling the dinghy around, handling line and sails. We made it into the basin against 40 knot winds and trying not lose our jib sheets. Todd thought it was a hoot. It took us an hour to find god holding ground and by the time we were anchored (having had to change the anchor) three more boats had piled in to get out of the storm. There were twelve of us in there by nightfall. Liz Quentin and Tasha drove up to visit and deliver some ginger ale in case "was got seasick

DAY 3The next day we were stuck  there watching the huge rollers galloping in. Todd fished from the dinghy, played with the dinghy, lounged in the dinghy.  Then we went to explore the shore and the wrecks in the Basin.

DAY 4  We left Wingfield under a hazy sky and motor sailed all the way to Little Current. That we another long day.  We got to Little Current around7:45 but not quick enough to catch the open bridge so we ad ot circle around until 9:00 pm to wait for the next opening. We were at the town dock by 9:25 and in a restaurant eating a burger by 9:45 pm.

DAY 5 We hung around Little .Current for the day waiting for Geoff to arrive and doing housekeeping duties. It was a good surprise for Todd to see his dad. We met a couple of people from Owen Sound and some new acquaintances. Todd scoottered through the town out to the skateboard park. we walked up to the grocery store and back. We did a lot of walking that day!

DAY 6  We left Little Current at noon after some more housekeeping and helping others off the dock. The current is very strong here. We managed to get out of the channel as the storms started to build, and we made it into Clapperton Channel under lightening and thunder. Todd was watching a move so he didn't care.Sometimes it's better to let the Wookie win.  We are anchored here now and although it looks like the squalls have passed (blue sky and white fluffy clouds,) it's raining again and the winds are changing.  Hopefully it will be a good sailing day tomorrow although we are supposed to have thunder storms again.

As an aside, we are sitting in a remote harbour. Our phones with only one bar actually are giving us internet access through a hotspot! Ain't technology grande!!!