The Cruising Adventures of Wally and Darcy: June 2016

Witlow Point Anchorage

It was a delight to be back on anchor in the Bay of Quinte. Our last anchorage was Atlantic Highlands, NJ just before Memorial Day. The cluster of cabins on the shore of our little cove reminded us of the tourist cabins along the Maine coast. Just at twilight, a lone swan flew in...huge bird but so streamlined in flight... and swam all around. Swans mate for life, so perhaps the search was on. The "chug-a rums" of the bullfrogs eased us to sleep. Sunrise moments are always special. This one was at 5:00 am. With anchor up, we were on the move by 5:45 bound for Trenton and the Trent-Severn Waterway.

June 24-26, 2016 Kingston,Ontario

The Great Waterway of South Eastern Ontario, Canada extends from the Thousand Islands of the St. Lawrence River west to Kingston, north in the Rideau Canal or further west to the Bay of Quinte and the mouth of the Trent-Severn Waterway. Our location in Kingston’ s Inner Harbor Marina placed us next to friends Judi and Alain in their Novi Boat RAMHA. It’s been two years since we came to know them in Sarasota, Florida, but time just fell away. We enjoyed sharing meals together and swapping stories. The marina operator’s primary function is to produce fireboats and military-style boats used by both Canadian and American governments. Borrowing bikes from the marina, we peddled uphill to the Ft. Henry World Heritage Site. Dressed in period soldier attire, a young man led us through the fort as he told us the story of the War of 1812 from the Canadian point of view. We topped off our history lesson with coffee and strawberry shortcake in the bistro.