AquaFennatic Great Loop Blog: Still in Gore Bay, North Channel

Aug 4^th – Heat Alert and strong winds. We stayed at the Gore Bay Marina today since it was a very windy day but it was also very hot and sunny. And guess what ... more swimming to keep cool. We walked into town to do some shopping and I decided it was time to get my hair cut ... everything turned out fine ;) We met Gold Loopers from Canada, Pat and Lynn from “Adamant I” and they will be crossing the US border on the same day as us. From what I gather Lynn was involved in the production of the Canadian Yachting Magazine. My brother’s in-laws, Ken & Trudy from “Another Dawn”, stopped by for a visit and gave us a jar of Hawberry Jelly (Yum!) and we chatted for a while about various things. Afterwards Maria and I went out for dinner at Bouy’s Eatery and sat on the patio overlooking the bay. Maria was lucky enough to get the last 2 pieces of Whitefish for the day and believe it or not she said she enjoyed the food and the atmosphere more than Gilles in Snug Harbour. (One of her favorite restaurants). The monkey went out to dinner as well, however all he got was a picture with me and our server! Poor monkey J

Aug 5^th – It was a bit cooler today with strong winds from the West. We stayed in Gore Bay Marina since the winds continued to howl. We went to the farmers market in the morning and bought some fresh Whitefish, Trout and Smoked Fish Spread directly from the Purvish fisheries truck and bought some fresh veggies from the local farmers. Maria did some laundry and made some fresh bread and then we walked into town and along the new breakwall to get some exercise. We talked to a number of boaters on the dock and many of them provided us with useful information that we’ll be able to use during our trip. My brother’s in-laws, Ken & Trudy, had to leave earlier than we expected to drive south to see a trawler. Maria was baking a fresh loaf of bread for them for our visit today, however they had to leave before it was ready. For dinner we pan fried white fish and made a salad with the farm fresh lettuce and veggies. It was both healthy and tasty!

Aug 6^th – Another day with strong winds from the West. We stayed in Gore Bay Marina once again and it’s cooled off a bit so we decided to do some hiking. We walked up to the Look-out on the other side of the bay and then we walked to the Gore Bay lighthouse. In total we walked about 11.5 km. Afterwards we met Bill and Shawnie from “Adriana 1” who have completed the Great Loop a number of years ago. Bill told us some great stories about their trip and also gave us their Lake Michigan Chart Books to help us with our trip. We really enjoyed their company and Bill’s stories about their travels including the 3 months they spent in the Bahamas.