So this is the day we cut the lines

and leave our secure (and very inexpensive) docking at

Canadian Forces Base Kingston Yacht Club…

First we made one more stop at the Kingston public docks

to find those last few provisions

that will take us past the National holiday on Tuesday.

The docks by the way are a great way to stop at downtown Kingston and visit its many

charming shops and restaurants…

The $1 per hour made it less expensive than most city car parking.

But the day docks are no more than 15′ long…

a small challenge for a 26′ sailboat…

Much better wind than yesterday…

a breezy and very easy 8 knot wind from the SW…

Broad reach and beam reach all the way.

Our first ‘planned’ stop was at Milton Island,

not too far from Kingston,

but it seemed a bit too popular

so we headed on….

Risk of thunderstorm forecast meant we needed a fairly secure achorage…

Holiday Bay on the south-east side of Wolfe Island seemed like a good choice…

Most of the bays in the area are very shallow,

some with rock,

some with weeds,

but this one gave us the perfect ratio of water depth and a mud bottom

with a good 5 feet below R.E.D.’s belly.

Safely anchored for the day

we enjoyed a special gift from a very special friend.