Time for a swim

On of our favourite pastimes in the islands is swimming. We don't go for long swims, but it is great to get in and cool off. There was no swimming east of Montreal, too polluted and no swimmingmin The Saguenay, too cold. It is August 2 and we are at Mulcaster. When we arrived we were very happy to see friends Arthur and Deborah Boas. After drinks aboard their yacht Short Circuit we finally got the Barbecue going. It was not the first time we had cooked on board, but it was the first time for me.

Tit for Tat

The Baie Eternitie has it's Blessed Virgin Mary well this end of the river just a the Ivy Lea Bridge NASA a statute of Saint Lawrence.

Now that's a cottage boat

Every time we go by this cottage there run about is moored at the front dock. The rumor we heard years ago was the wife said the husband could have a cottage as long as the boat never felt a bump on the river while underway. I think it is an 82 something and is sometimes used as a sleeping cabin.

After 9.5 months at sea!

We are sitting on the fly bridge of Close To Home Doug Caldwell's Monk 36. He and Marnie have just returned from the Bahamas by way of Sorel. We knew they were just ahead of us for about a week now. It was great to see them. It is not sure which boat was more anxious for some company.

Doug's yacht Close To Home at Brockville

Finally something to complain about

This ridicules boat roared bast us in the Brockville Narrows just as we left Brockville. It wake was significantly larger then all but one of the freighters we have encountered. There is a speed limited but I guess they feel it does not apple to the ignorant. I cannot make out the name if anyone knows who they are please get in touch with me and I will contact the company. A few years ago I went and spoke to the 1000 islands boat company and they were most helpful.