Shanty Sanctuary 2024: Temagami, Ontario

Trip Day 2 - Saturday (Layover Day)

0630-56F/47F. Fired up the heater. First mouse of the trip caught!

0650-Coffee brewing. Time to dig out some Pecan Sandies. My go to cookies for coffee during my morning study.

0740-Finished my study. Verse of the day: "Jesus answered, It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" (Mat 4:4)

0830-Finished prayer and reading. Time for breakfast. Need to decide my next move.

0850-It's too windy to go out on the long axis of the Lake in NNW winds of 16 mph and higher gusts. Considering moving to a nearby anchorage to get internet and better shelter from wind and waves.

Breakfast done, will wash dishes after I move.

1045-I moved to an anchorage about 1/2 mile away to get out of the gusty winds coming through the narrows.

Move To Better Shelter From NNW Winds

Getting off the windward shore proved to be even more of a challenge than landing yesterday! Gusty winds did not allow me to keep the boat stable with power.

I jumped off and back on three times trying to at least get close to a stable position. I finally just threw all the lines onto the boat, jumped aboard, and gave full throttle astern to get away from the rocky shore.

The anchorage is more peaceful but deeper than I like at 20'. Saw some logs in shallow water so put out a trip line with float.

Looking WSW In Cross Bay - Soggy Day!

Still no internet after the move. It seems open, but apparently not enough. Dishes are done.

Not sure if it is worth moving again to get internet or not. I need open skies to the north. I'll think about it. I probably won't nap since I slept 10.5 hours last night.

I discovered Starlink was not getting sufficient power from the Bluetti AC200P - PD (2.0) outlet with only 60W max output. So I switched to a 100W 12vdc PD adapter which seemed to help. The jury is still out. I'm a bit disappointed at the sketchy connection with satellites compared to my Zoleo communicator.

1220-My presence here attracted three fishing boats but haven't seen anyone catch anything. Lots of boats, there must be fish! At least I suspect that's what they think.

1450-Rain is coming down steady. Great napping weather but I had too much sleep last night to nap.

Rain and More Rain!

I've been working most of the afternoon downloading audio and e-books, checking critical email, and looking for solutions since both my DJI Mimo and Go 4 apps will no longer function. This is serious since my drone uses the Go 4 app to fly and Mimo is used for my P2 and Osmo cameras. The apps failed on my drive up and I have no idea why.

I'm trying to download the latest APK but my internet connection has been too weak and it keeps cutting off the download. If I could maintain speed for just 10 minutes I would have it! I'm on my fifth try!

1850-Made pizza for dinner. Salad and a cold beer to accompany. Bailey's over ice cream for dessert. Finished the movie "Red". Pretty good.