CLEAR, DRY COOL. L60/H75 WIND W 10-12K
DEP. KINGSTON 08:10 ARR. PICTON 1:20
D 39.6SM/545.1
As I write this we are on a mooring at the Prince Edw. YC in Picton H. The harbor is long and narrow, fjordlike, and the town, much larger than we expected, is a short walk up the hill. We had to stop about a mile from Kingston H at the Portsmouth Olympic H. Marina to pump out. Kingston H. didn't have a pumpout and while the Canadiens make a big deal about sealing your holding tank and not discharging black water overboard, they make it very inconvenient (and expensive, $20.) to pump out. I couldn't believe a marina with some 300 slips doesn't have a pump out.
The cruise from Kingston to Picton is really pretty easy. The widest water is about 3 m. and the whole route is inside, the N. Passage, Adolphus Reach, and Quinte Bay. Very well marked and over 200' deep in most places. The surrounding Islands are mostly farmland with a lot of summer homes along the shores and a lot of undeveloped waterfront. Tomorrow we depart for Trenton, Ont and the famous Canada Day Celebration on July 1. Cousin to our July 4!
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| CROSSING THE BAY OF QUINTE |
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| HEAD OF PICTON HARBOR |
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| PAT, PETER, MAUREEN (DUDDEN PILOT) DOWNTOWN PICTON |
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| PRINCE EDWARD YC, PICTON, ONT. |
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