Day 46 we had Lydia hauled out and a new propeller installed. Took but 45 minutes. The lprevious days we had free use of a van and toured the charming cities of Bobcaygeon and Buckhorn. That night we anchored out in a small cove in Sturgeon Lake. It is always a thrill for me to wake up in an isolated cove and watch the sun rise.
Yesterday (47) we traveled along side "Hindsight"
The entire day. Skipper Rod And his paid crew Amanda. Skipper is a great gut, a retired neurosurgeon and Amanda is a chemist. Really sharp and interesting people. We followed them for about 25 miles on a canal that was barely wider than his 46' Carver and he was scratching the bottom the whole way. We were all praying for no other boats to come from the other direction as there was no place to pull over and both Hindight and Lydia had already lost props when pulling over to let others by. The scenery was exquisite. Masses of cedars right down to the waters edge. We shot lots of pictures. In the morning we locked on thine Kirkfield Lift together. His boat makes Lydia look like a pea. The lift is like the one I described in Peterborough.
The late afternoon we had a 16 mile reach across wide open Lake Simcoe. A squall erupted, huge winds and waves 6 feet really battered us and The dinghy, which had been on the swim platform broke off from the davits. They just popped loose. It took us quite a while to rescu the dink and ever ounce of strength we had while we were being tossed around. Once back on the davits off we went and spent a fabulous night in Orillia. We are pretty tired and so will not leave Orillia until noonish.
Love to all.
Glad you guys didn't damage your new prop when going through that canal and that you were able to get the dingy! Sounds like the adventure continues to keep you guys on your feet and ready for whatever. Love you, missing you, and counting down the days till we meet up. xo A.
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