St. Amant’s, Byng Channel, Ontario – Tie Island, Ontario - July 25, 2008 us rafted

We got underway at 8:15 after adding fuel and getting a pump-out. We wished we could have started earlier this morning, but the marina was waiting for a diesel delivery and it didn’t arrive until late yesterday.

There is a 17 mile open stretch of water we have to cross and there is no place for shelter if the wind starts blowing hard. There are a lot of dangerous rocks and no marked entrances. You don’t want to be here in strong winds and rough seas.

The wind was supposed to pick up early afternoon with the possibility of thunderstorms so we decided to stop at an anchorage before we reached the open stretch. Bellissimo anchored and, because the bottom is all rock, it took several tries before the anchor caught. To be sure we wouldn’t move, we also placed an anchor before rafting to Bellisismo. We are rafted port to starboard. Then, to be certain, Bellissimo used a second anchor, took it to shore and tied it around a rock.

Darrell and Bob tried their hand again at fishing. This time they had no luck. Bob took his dinghy to one of the islands to explore and found wild blueberries.