Trip Day 1 - Friday0600-Raining. Made coffee to have with cookies during my Bible study time. Verse for the day:
"As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, 'This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.'" (Mat 3:16-17)
0730-Finished my prayer time.
0740-Finished reading my morning book. Then made breakfast.
0820-Breakfast done. Pumped the bilge. Starting to rain hard. I may have to wait a bit to take the keys for the truck up to the office before departure.
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| A Rainy Start To The Day |
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Departing Leisure Island Houseboats - Leg 1
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| How I Protect Nav Tablets In Rain |
1215-Arrived at the first boat site for the trip in Little Cross Bay Narrows. Tough approach to the landing in a strong breeze off starboard quarter pushing me sideways and down onto rocks. Had to crab into the shore and try to hold the boat with power but she went sideways on me!
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| Leg 1 - Part One |
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| Leg 1 - Part 2 |
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| Destination Boat Site - Leg 1 |
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| Cross Wind Made Arrival At Boat Site A Challenge! |
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| First Boat Site Of Trip - A Challenge In Side Winds! |
Eventually I got it but had to tie and re-tie lines for better position and smoother rocks to prevent bottom damage to the boat. Boat site is nice but everything is wet with all the rain. No firewood, but rain is forecast for a couple of days anyway.
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| Stone Fire Ring & Bench |
WNW wind at 9 mph. Temps 61F/54F. Sun may show on Tuesday.
Even with cloud cover the aft panels (on Bimini) brought the solar battery (Bluetti AC200P) back up to 100%. The cabin top panels brought the primary house (Li-ion 230 Ahr) battery up to 13.4 volts which is pretty good. The house is powering the fridge system which is my biggest draw.
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| Little Cross Bay |
1400-68F/55F. Heater is on low. I'm very hungry so I made my baguette cheese crisps to have with some white wine. Sent out messages that all was well despite the foul weather.
Starlink, the new addition for this trip, was not getting sufficient satellites so was unusable. Too much tree cover around me. I may have to anchor out or drift if I want to check email. Zoleo still works great.
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| Full Cloud Cover - Solar Still Working |
1445-Set all four mouse traps anticipating illicit boarders common this time of year. Also put out the peppermint balls that are supposed to be a deterrent. We'll see?
Could use a nap but it's too late in the afternoon to do that.
1830-Made shrimp gumbo, salad, rolls, and red wine for dinner. Had Bailey's and two chocolate truffles for dessert. Since weather is so unpleasant, I'm watching the movie "Red" on my tablet and using my stereo speakers for sound. Very enjoyable.
1920-Watched only half of the movie, will finish later. Time for bed and reading out of my e-book "Rattlesnake Cafe", part of the Kindle Bud Shumway series by Chinle Miller.
NOTE: See Temagami, Ontario, 9/7/25, for YouTube video of this day
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