Kawartha Cottage

The last week of sailing was very windy and included, a collision (no damage done), us lodging a protest and being protested in return (we defended our maneuvers and were deemed in the right). Rick and I left the next day for his daughters cottage, north of Peterborough.

Dueling GPS systems, a stop for alcohol and another for groceries and we reached the cottage around 4pm. Greeted by a Heron

who was fishing in the marshy area next to the cottage.

Rick trying to figure out which way to point his camera for the best star pictures.

As cooking is not a favorite activity for either of us we are trying to keep it simple. First time I had ever cooked a "flattened chicken". We had it with roasted potatoes, there is enough for a chicken stir fry another night and the carcass for chicken soup.

Lovely view to wake up to. A little cool for coffee on the deck but before breakfast

We took a 2km walk up the cottage road and back.

Named because it is curvy and a bit rough.

A tiny red squirrel was so fast all I got was his tail.

After lunch we pulled the canoe off the rack and set off. I haven't canoed for about 12 years, Rick, over 20.

Through the gap and across some more water is Wolf Island which is a Provincial Park without road access.

with a small dam on one side and

another dam and Lock 30 on the Trent Severn Water System on the other side.

We were a little wobbly to start, both of us with worse balance than when we last canoed but the "dismount" left us both rolling on the ground and laughing. Not very elegant but we didn't get wet!

The rest of the afternoon was spent reading and/or napping on the deck

and playing with some camera settings.

It had been cloudy off and on all day, but warm. Just before supper the clouds moved off and we had a clear sunset.

Rick just sent me this photo that he took at 6am this morning. He is hoping to get star photos tonight, as it is clear, but the moon may interfere.