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| Point au Baril Lighthouse on Georgian Bay |
After four nights on the hook at Stair Island in the
Georgian Bay we pulled up anchor (bow & stern) on Tuesday the 25th and headed
toward the Bustard Islands. WOW
WOW WOW!!! Naturally, there were multiple boats with the
same float plan. The Lower Place found
an anchorage behind Green Island just big enough for us…and what a blessing!!
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| This is a normal sighting on the Georgian Bay |
While setting the anchor (stressful due to the rocky
terrain) I noticed a lady watching us from a dock-her cottage was camouflaged
by the abundance of trees. Once we were
set and secured we dropped the dinghy so we could meet her. Trying to be good transient neighbors and always
respecting the privacy of the landowners, we offered to move the boat if it
bothered her. She declined our offer and
in turn invited us to tour her island!
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| Roses from Evelyn - the bush has been in her family over 100 years! |
What a blessing we had visiting with Evelyn! This lady has quite the life story, a sharp mind
and the gift of hospitality! She has “summered”
on Green Island for 53 years. There is
no running water or electricity but she does have solar power and a generator
for those cloudy days. She has a sauna by
the water and a sleep cabin for her adult children. The island holds a lifetime of memories both
good and bad…like the time she had a bear in her kitchen! Evelyn is in her 8th decade of
life, she is happy, relaxed and enjoys her solitude but Tuesday she shared her slice of paradise with a
couple from Mississippi. I hope in some small way we
dropped a little southern kindness on her.
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| Three Sisters Lighthouses-marking the entrance to Gun Barrel Channel |
We are still anchored at Green Island - the negative weather is upon us; high winds, rain and 64! Yep, we will be Evelyn's neighbor for one more day/night. Thursday is supposed to be a good travel day so we will wait.
Be an unexpected blessing to someone - you may never know the impact of your kindness!
God Bless!
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| Sunset from Green Island anchorage 7/25/17 |
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