The forecast for the day was for sun and clouds with winds beginning to build from NW to W and up to 15 to 20 knots by afternoon. It took a little bit of work to free the anchor from the weeds, but we were on our way shortly after 7 am and headed to Little Current, the only “big” town in these parts (pop. 1,500). There is a swing bridge just at the entrance to the Little Current harbor which opens for 15 minutes every hour on the hour. We just made the 11 am opening and found ourselves at the fuel station on the town dock by 11:20 am where we topped off the diesel fuel tanks and filled the dinghy gasoline tank and the fresh water tanks. We were told that we could tie up to the wall or move into a slip and stay for the rest of the day to shop, lunch, do laundry, or whatever. We stopped at the post office, checked out some gift shops, took our laptop to the Pantry restaurant for lunch and picked up groceries. Both of the grocery stores in town have free delivery to the docks. What a nice service! After groceries, we walked to the LCBO to pick up some wine and wandered a bit around town. The winds had increased to over 20 knots, the water was beginning to show whitecaps, and the sky was getting darker. We thought it best to stay tied to the wall tonight and venture out again tomorrow. We settled in, did some business on the computer and went out for a burger at the Anchor Inn.
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