August 4, 2012 Day 85 St. Amant's Marina, Britt Total miles to date: 1614.5
Saturday was day two at St.
Amant’s Marina in Britt. We had boat chores to do, including fixing the
steering which means bleeding the system to get any air bubbles out. Bill also
fixed the water level gauge – for the past few weeks we had to guess how long
we could go before we needed to refill the water tank!
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| Karma, Jim's Joy, One September (l to r) Carried Away & Our Time further to right |
One
September, Jim’s Joy, and Karma
had planned to leave this morning, but decided to stay here longer because of
the wind and weather forecast for the next couple of days. In fact all five Looper boats are staying
again tomorrow. We do not want to be out in the Georgian Bay with the forecast
for seas of 2 to 3 meters!
We got together for docktails
then a fabulous potluck this evening. The picnic benches next to our dock make the
perfect spot. Our appetizers and dinner rivaled
that of any gourmet restaurant: smoked salmon dip with onion bagel tops, pita
with hummus, sesame cream cheese ball, fresh green salad with feta cheese, Thai
chicken with a variety of sauces, Indian chicken with a light curry sauce,
orzo, and chocolate ripple cake.
Just as we headed back to
our boats, the thunder and lightning started and by midnight the rain and heavy
winds were relentless.
In spite of the weather
that began in the evening, it was a productive day and a fun day too! 