Day 328: Monday, July 29, 2013

Port to Port: Kingston, Ontario

Underway: 0:00 am      Motor Off: 0:00 pm      Miles Traveled: 0      Stayed At: Marina

Mile 125 to Mile 125: Hah! We decided to stay an extra day in Kingston to wait for better weather to get across a couple big bays – the forecast was for 25+mph winds, scattered thunderstorms and even the potential for waterspouts (small tornadoes over water). Sounds like a good idea to me.

So, what did our day of rest look like? Starting at about 5:45 am (I was up and wanted to get our projects done early in case we were able to leave at noon):

• Walk a couple blocks down the dock and across the boat yard to take a shower.
• Return  a couple blocks back to boat.
• Pick up computer and head 5 blocks to Tim Hortons (donut shop) for coffee and internet.

• Walk 5 blocks back to boat to get gas cans after finding out they have gas pumps and cheap gas ($0.40 cheaper per liter or $8 cheaper per can).
• Walk 5 blocks to Tim Hortons, get gas and work on blog until 7:20 am.
• Walk 5 blocks back to boat to get laundry.

• Walk 7 blocks to first Laundromat only to find out it has been closed for a month.
• Walk 7 blocks back to boat to tell Cindy so she doesn’t meet me at wrong place.
• Walk 8 blocks in different direction to another Laundromat and start two loads of clothes.
• Walk a block to McDonalds for breakfast and to use internet.
• Walk 8 blocks down mainstreet to find dentist. Get xray.
• Walk back to boat to find Cindy. Cindy is not at boat.

• Walk 7 blocks back to Laundromat with Kent to see if she went back there with Jane. Jane’s there but no Cindy.
• Walk 7 blocks back to boat. Finally find Cindy.
• Walk 5 blocks to downtown and 15 blocks up and down mainstreet shopping and sightseeing.
• Walk 7 blocks back to boat.
• Rest.

• Join Kent and Jane and walk 8 blocks past downtown to an excellent pizza place. Enjoy pizza and company.
• Walk 8 blocks back to boat. Stop a grocery on way back for last minute items.
• Get last gas can and walk 5 blocks back to Tim Horton’s for a fill – gas now 5 cents cheaper per liter. It starting to get dark.
• Walk 5 blocks back to boat.
• Get Cindy and walk back to marina to use payphone to call Jess and Grandma A (using payphones just like we did on our big trip in 2002).
• Walk back to boat for final time.

30,000+ steps and many miles later, our rest day thankfully came to an end. How was your day?