On Sunday we enjoyed a beautiful, brisk, downwind sail to Long Point Cove, a lovely, well-protected anchorage that can get crowded. This year, however, we shared this idyllic spot with only five other boats. The only downside is that winds were too strong to allow for much exploration by dinghy outside the cove, but the scenery is unparalleled in its beauty. The star-gazing was amazing. Dark sky all the way to the horizon in all directions. And the breezes seem to be discouraging the mosquito population usually found in this area.
After two nights and parts of three blissful days at anchor, we decided to head for one of our favorite harbor towns to refill a water tank, do some laundry, and wait out some predicted rainstorms, which are falling as I write this. Gore Bay, Ontario is on the north shore of Manitoulin Island, the island which forms the south boundary of the cruising area known as the North Channel. It is a charming place to spend a couple of days before we head out again to anchor somewhere new. Yesterday turned out to be an ideal travel day, with lots of sun and westerly winds to blow us southeast across the channel under sail. So often when we cruise we have to settle for motoring to get somewhere. Not this year. We've had plenty of wind for sailing, and have been able to stay in harbor when the winds were too strong. It doesn't get much better than this.
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