It is now 10 pm and Phil was able to tune in - sort of - the CBC national news on the telly. Of course the first item is the pipeline shutdown in the US Alaska oil fields. Just terrific.

It has been an interesting day here in Gore Bay. We managed to get a sleep-in today but still were at the laundromat by 9:30. We have this little wagon we use to carry stuff so I headed out for the laundry while Phil went back to the boat to get the forgotten grocery list. Returning with the list he picked up the wagon at the laundromat and carried on to the grocery store across the street to get the items on the list - plus a few more. He took these back to the boat and stored them all away and then brought the wagon back up the street and back we all went with the clean clothes. The place was really busy and I was glad I had gone early. A few things still damp around the collar but they dried quickly when laid out in the sun on deck.

About 11 am we noticed a very large yacht rounding the bend into the harbour. It was to be the first of nearly 30 boats made by Hatteras or Tiara which were stopping in Gore Bay for a rendezvous. This is when owners of a particular type of boat or of a sailing club travel from wherever to a particular place and just have a get together. We spent some time walking along the very nicely laid out boardwalk along the waterfront and watching all these boats coming in. In addition, the wind was up this morning and we watched the waves crashing onto the point of land at the approach to the harbour. Some of the boats coming in were not much bigger than us and they were bouncing all over the place. We learned later that the waves on Lake Huron, where these boats have come from, were 2 metres high.