July 14…weather turned…before we could get away to make the 9 AM bridge opening in Kingston, rain showers and wind moved in. But they didn’t seem to last long, so we left the dock and made the 10 AM opening. And then the wind blew…crossing Kingston Bay was rough stuff. But Dakota and I were below cuddled and snug…Captain Floyd was at the fly bridge helm, grinning from ear to ear…so we left him there most of the day. Just before we rounded the bend into Picton, the clouds cleared and we had sunshine. Dakota and I joined him just in time to go to work.

Picton was totally my call…we stopped here 6 years ago…I remembered several places that have since gone away…but there were a few new ones to try.

Docked and ACs running by 4:30…Floyd and I hiked the HILL into town…busy place for a Tuesday. We did some serious shopping: new antler chews for Dakota, a few necessary groceries, a quick stop for a Linda shop (struck pay dirt on some things that I can wear as first mate that will let me be Canadian, hey), the olive oil store, and nice dinner at Portabella. Oh, and ice cream at Scooperman’s. It wasn’t Kawartha…but we thought maybe we needed to get into ice cream shape…

Weather tomorrow is looking a little iffy for our trip to Trenton…but the more we check it the better it gets. We think the weather should clear by or before noon so we can still make it. As long as we get there tomorrow sometime we’re good. Dakota has a grooming appointment on Thursday morning. Those are hard to come by…so we hate to miss that. Looper friends who came up the Erie Canal, mail and a dinghy repair kit should be waiting. We hear the new marina is opening tomorrow…but we’d be just fine to stay in the old one. Stay tuned to see how this works.