It was a warm and sunny morning so we started the day with a walk to Tim Horton’s for some coffee and “Tim Bits.” Upon returning to the boat, Gale took care of a few chores and Maureen hauled out the new shopping cart for a trip to the grocery store, beer store and liquor store. In Canada, beer and liquor are not sold in regular stores; only at controlled establishments. It is easy to recognize The Beer Store – the signs are large and painted a bright orange color. Alcohol and wine are sold at Liquor Control Board of Ontario outlets (LCBO) and usually have very large signs, too. The new cart worked great and in this age of ‘going green’ and being environmentally responsible, we are right in sync by not using shopping bags. Around 11:30 am, Gale and Maureen left Lucy on the boat and walked uptown to check out some of the interesting shops and find some lunch. Gale wanted to show Maureen a little bakery he found in his travels yesterday which offers all kinds of yummy pastries and desserts. We got out of there with a couple of cookies for us and two special dog biscuits to take home. We had been told that a good place to eat was “Just for the Halibut” and since we were walking right by one, we decided to try it for lunch. We shared an entrée of halibut and fries with a side of “mushy peas” and it was all quite good.
Pete from the Buckhorn Marina called about 2:30 pm and said the part we were waiting for had arrived and he was sending Ralph directly over. By 4 pm we were locking through and setting out across Lake Sturgeon. The trip across the lake was very relaxing as we enjoyed the warm temperatures (high 80’s), sunny skies and no wind. We pulled up to the finger pier below Lock 32 at 7:45 pm and even though the locks close at 7 pm, the guy there was still working. He collected our mooring fee and gave us the security code for the washrooms. We visited with some other boaters who were tied up at the pier, had some salad on the boat and called it a good day.
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