Friday 3rd July.

We had an unpleasant surprise in the morning.  Ron went to pay our $10 docking fee (as advertised in our guide book and on the dock), only to discover that the $10 rate only applied to transient fishing boats.  Apparently it’s not enough to have a fishing rod on board – you actually have to work as a fisherman to qualify.  So we paid up $32.  Oh well, not a big disaster. 

The forecasted winds indicated that we would have another fast beam reach to Havre Boucher so we went for a walk along the hiking trails before setting off.  Teresa was the first to spot the deer ticks, and then we both found them regularly.  So we stopped frequently and removed them all before they dug in.  We had a clean up session, (both inspecting each others hair, back etc. ), when we reached the road.  Back at the boat we took our shoes of and Teresa found another 3 and Ron 1!  Uugh. 

We set off shortly after 2, and the promised winds didn’t materialize – they were too light to sail so we motored in hot sunshine and flat calm seas to Havre Boucher, 45 41.21N 61 31.29.

 Ships Log: 4546.1, Todays Log: 20.4, Seasons Total: 98.2