{"id":6967,"date":"2018-07-04T21:48:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T01:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=6967"},"modified":"2018-12-21T12:02:40","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T17:02:40","slug":"july-1-port-dalhousie-toronto-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=6967","title":{"rendered":"July 1 – Port Dalhousie & Toronto Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

Port Dalhousie<\/p>\n

43.2313214,-79.2120732<\/p>\n

Toronto Island<\/p>\n

43\u00b037\u203243\u2033 N 79\u00b023\u20325\u2033 W<\/p>\n

We arrived at Port Dalhousie Marina at 6:00am. We were all so tired that we fell into bed as soon as the boat was secure on the dock and slept until about 10:00am.<\/p>\n

Catherine & Emily needed to return to London & the car was at the marina in Port Colborne so I arranged for a taxi to come & pick them up at noon.<\/p>\n

After they were on their way home I evaluated my options: stay at the marina until the next day & then head to Toronto or go to Toronto right away.<\/p>\n

I checked the wind & wave forecast for this section of Lake Ontario & found that the forecast for July 2 was for strong winds. That meant there would be water too rough to travel in so I would have to stay in Port Dalhousie an additional day.<\/p>\n

I had planned to meet a friend in Toronto on the 2nd so it didn\u2019t take me long to decide that I had to leave for Toronto right away in order to get there before dark. I cast off from Port Dalhousie at 2:30pm.<\/p>\n

The trip across the lake took about 5 hours. I wasn\u2019t even halfway when I could start to see Toronto\u2019s skyline on the horizon. The photo below shows Toronto when I was still 90 minutes away from my destination.<\/p>\n

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It was Canada Day so there were lots of people boating on the water & the public parks were packed. Navigating through Toronto\u2019s inner harbour required as much concentration as if I was driving through the city on the 401 highway.<\/p>\n

I had booked a slip at Toronto Island Marina and was able to get docked well before dark. No partying or fireworks for me! That night I was in bed before 9:00pm & I slept straight through to 8:00am the next morning.<\/p>\n

Cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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