Day #373 - Little Current, ON
August 8th, 2009Last night we were invited to a gathering sponsored by the Little Current Yacht Club. The happy hour was held upstairs from the Anchor Inn. Roy Eaton, the voice behind the Cruiser’s Net (VHF channel 71), was the host and they treated us like royalty. After the happy hour he invited us up to the room where he does the broadcasts.
He individually took a picture of each couple and over the winter he takes those pictures and embeds the name of the boat and the date. Quite a welcome here in Little Current.
Just before dusk two large sailing vessels pulled into port. They are named the Pathfinder and the Playfair and owned by Tall Ship Adventures. Their website (http://www.tallshipadventures.on.ca/) states, “Toronto Brigantine Incorporated (TBI) has been building the character of youths aged 13 to 18 for over 46 years. A not-for-profit charitable organization, sail training programs on the Great Lakes aboard the brigantines T.S. Playfair and S.T.V. Pathfinder have taught valuable life skills for generations of youth including seamanship, self-reliance, teamwork, leadership, marine navigation and piloting, dependability, and respect.” It appears to be a great program.
Today we decided to take a day in port to explore and catch up. We had been invited to attend the broadcast of the Cruiser’s Net at 9:00.
About 30 people attended and it was great fun. We heard several people call in that were in the area and we had met previously including Terry and Sue on Final Decision.
After that ended Patti and I walked to their Farmer’s Market, in and out of a couple of shops, the grocery store and back to the boat. Andy and I gathered laundry and made the usual stop when you have a day off.
I have tried a couple of times to get a good picture of this gazebo, however it is heavily shaded and hard to capture.
The gazebo is located right next to their memorial park.
The winds have picked up a bit and it is still cool, 64 degrees. Unbelievable for August, but every day is still fun. Little Current has been a most welcoming host and we have met many new groups of boaters. Life is good!
