Last few days we have had severe wind warnings with sections of waves 4-6 Ft. The last 129 miles took us through Georgian Bay via Lion's Head, Collingwood then Midland.
The high winds 15- 18 knots with gusts up to 25 were not too bad as we had a beam reach and fortunately the waves were traveling in the same direction. We crossed Georgian Bay to Collingwood in 8 hours ( 56 miles of open water). Not too shabby.
We met Jo's parents in Collingwood and able to get laundry and shopping done, as well as spend some time with them. It did rain a little later in the day, but all was fine with us.
We left Collingwood for Midland Bay Sailing Club, where I was fortunate to get 2 free days at a slip, through a friend. Coming out of Collingwood across the open bay was quite rough for a couple of hours with 20knot winds and 6'waves. Once in the lee of Christian Island, Beckwith, Giant's Tomb and Bastille things quieted down significantly.
This last week saw us staying at Marinas as there was not a lot of available anchorage. We are now at Bay Port Marina in Midland, where we will be staying the balance of the season.
HOME after 66 days (leaving May 28 from Indiantown, Fl.), 2568 miles and 409 engine hours
The girls brought us our car on Aug 2, giving us some mobility. We slipped down to Barrie , to drop some stuff home, and pick up the Martell at Kempenfest. We saw the kids quickly and were able to get down to Orillia to see our new grandson Caleb James, born Aug 3.
Life keeps rolling on with or without us, but I'm sure glad that we had the chance to end this journey the way we started.... one day at a time and loving each moment of it.
I'm going to take a few weeks to let this last 11 months sink in before I post my summary.
Ciao for now
Detroit
Blue Mountain
Collinwood
Giant's Tomb
Caleb James Ewles (Aug 3/15)
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