As usual we are right on schedule and on target. Early morning with an amazing sunrise over the lake. Tranquil waters, blue skies and our day begins with cruising the Bas D’Or lake.

It is an amazing day on this great lake and we are using the time to glide slowly but deliberately through tranquil waters with a slight breeze pushing us from behind. Finally it got so warm that a bathing suite is a must as is my favorite seat up on the bow with a good book to read and or gaze up on to the rolling hills as we pass by them. The water is so clear and there is a sent of freshness in the air. Thank God for this beauty and the awareness of it all!

Joe is having fun dangling his legs over the gunnel and enjoying the freshness of the water of the lake. For lunch we decide to go and visit Baddeck the capital of Cape Brenton, but there are no docks available. All we can do is anchor out and watch the junior regatta od kids race their little skiffs along the lake. It is beautiful to watch and very easily determined which ones are pros and which need help in starting with this new skill of sailing. The city is very lively and there is much happening here, one can tell. That being said we move on and start onward going to Ben Eion where the Contessa will rest for a couple of days while Tom unites with his love, Jelaine and Joe and I explore the Cabot Trail and the Ingoish Resort, the Keltic Lodge.
At the marina we are warmly welcomed by two gentlemen of which one is a seasoned one and the other a young teenager by the name of Grant. He joins us for dinner and even supplies us with his truck for our excursion of the island since there are no rent-a-cars available in the neighboring city of Sidney.
It seems that we all have something fun and adventurous to look forward to in the next couple of days, and so be it!