Snug Harbor, Ontario

We were anxious to see if the engine started when we woke up on Sunday August 19.  Fortunately, it did and it sounded great!  We were very happy and greatly relieved to have finally corrected the problem.  Jonny went to pay our marina bill while Lynn exercised and got ready to push off.  After a quick pump-out, we were on our way by 9.  At first we thought we would take the quicker outside route and we did for awhile and then we switched to the small boat channel, a more interesting and beautiful route. Even though it was Sunday, there was not a lot of boat traffic.  We cruised through gorgeous rocky scenery with interesting markers and cottages scattered here and there.  This contemporary style was the exception.

Lynn rocked out to Aretha Franklin for much of the cruise. Hail to the Queen of Soul who sadly just entered a new realm of of the divine!

We decided to anchor at Snug Harbor so we could take the new dinghy for a spin and eat at Gilly’s, a well known fish restaurant that many people have recommended to us.  We needed to arrive fairly early because they stop serving at 6 p.m. And there is always a wait to get in.  Lynn called them to see about dockage and to let them know we were coming.  

Our anchorage was in a small harbor with some cottages but also stretches of undeveloped boulder-strewn coastline.  Our friend Dwayne had entered a review of this anchorage in the Active Captain website so we knew it would be good.  It was also a little further off the small boat channel and we thought the alternative anchorage we were considering might be likely to get more crowded as evening approached. It had one sailboat in it when we passed and the one we chose had none.

Jonny went for a bracing swim while Lynn updated the blog.  Then we scrambled aboard the dinghy so as not to be late to Gilly’s.  When we arrived, a sign was posted saying that they had stopped seating for dinner.  Lynn appealed this dictum by reminding them that she had called earlier to let them know we were coming.  They kindly acquiesced and we sat on their porch with a refreshing cocktail to wait for our table.

Our wait was a short one and we proceeded to enjoy a very good dinner.  The restaurant was much nicer than what we expected. Instead of the typical very casual fish camp type restaurant, this one was nicely decorated in simple clean white board and batten motif. It reminded us of one of our favorite restaurants to in Ponte Vedra, the Palm Valley Fish Camp.  We enjoyed our meals of local fish so much so that we even made room for their homemade peach pie for dessert (Jonny’s favorite).

Our dinghy is proving to be a very good purchase as we used it to comfortably explore the bay where we were anchored staying high and dry and cruising faster and more comfortably than in our old dinghy.