Happy birthday, Harv!
Our daily cycle has been getting earlier and earlier lately,
and we woke up early and gave the boat a thorough cleaning. It was nice and sunny at 7am and we were able
to spread our stuff out on the dock to dry.
We were finished by about 10:30 and set off at 11am, by which time it
was foggy again! The winds were light so
we were motoring once again. We did
manage to sail for a couple of hours though.
We sailed along the north coast and saw glimpses of the
coast which looked spectacular, but it was not until we rounded the tip of the
Gaspe bay that the fog receded and we were presented with absolutely stunning
scenery. We were planning to stay at
Grand Grave, 48 47.55N 064 13.58W, an apparently tiny
harbor, with very little maneuvering room, shallow water, but great
hiking. Bodyguard had set off before us,
and were not so sure about this venue since they have a 37ft boat with a 7ft
draft. They radioed us to say they tried
it and were in and we followed. The
entrance was VERY narrow, perhaps 20ft, compared with our 16ft beam, and we
bumped a little on the way in, but we made it and found it to be a very cosy
little harbour. 
There were about ten fishermen on the harbor wall, and
several of them were catching mackerel
as fast as they could reel them in.
Unfortunately, Ron didn’t have the right kind of lure and all the good
spots on the wall were taken, so he returned to the boat empty handed. We had happy hour with Dennis and Ank, then
dinner and an early night.
Ship’s Log: 3204.4nm,
Today's log: 23.2nm, Season total: 750.5nm.
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