Well if you have ever wondered why Nana and Nandad leave to head back home take a look at this picture and you will know why!. During our 10 day return we celebrated a first communion, birthday, Father’s Day, and a long weekend at the Cape with the gang. How lucky are we to be able to celebrate such joyous moments.
While away the bow thruster was fixed and a new zinc replaced. Due to the expectation of high winds Nana and Nandad decided to wait one more day before crossing Lake Ontario. The town of Oswego has a wonderful movie theater so it was decided an afternoon watching Top Gun 2 would be the perfectly distraction. What a movie.
Wednesday June 29th NH leaves Oswego to stern and heads across Lake Ontario to Clayton NY. Apologies for the untidy bow however due to Nana still operating with one hand the lines have to wait until Nandad is ready to coil and put away.
The LIGHTHOUSE guides our exit to port and NH had a safe passage across Lake Ontario. Gallo Island is a 26 mile run and from there a 16 mile trip to Cape Vincent into the St Lawerence River. NH continues another 15 miles to dock at Clayton NY. The St Lawerence River begins at the Thousand Islands. There are actually 1800 , many of which are privately owned , some are simply tiny granite outcroppings and others are included in the national and state parks that border both the Canadian and American side of the River. Wolfe Island is the largest of the Thousand Islands and lies totally on the Canadian side which is to our port for most of the run. Noticeably are the many wind turbines on the tip of the island coming towards the entrance to the St Lawerence.
The Blue Heron takes possession of one of the docks at Clayton Harbor Municipal Marina. NH’s stern thruster decides not to work today so docking was a bit of a challenge - Nana can still only use one hand! We will stay here for two days and hopefully have somebody look at the thruster while we do some exploring. Boating is always a moving target.
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