Wednesday June 13: Young's Point and the Storm

Steve fished on the way across Pigeon Lake - with very little success.

So if he couldn't fish, then he might as well kayak and LOOK for fish!

That didn't work either so we pulled anchor and continued into Buckhorn Lake (connected by Gannon Narrows and it's new bridge).


Just a few miles after the narrows we pulled up to an island that actually belongs to the First Nations (click here for info on the First Nations) so no cottages or anything else on it.


The fishing was GREAT! Steve caught half dozen perch - 3 of then the largest he's caught up here in years.

Very nice pancake breaded deep fried fish :-)

Loons were around - both during the evening and at night. They are always fun to hear calling.


A nice sunset and a wind that calmed through the night. Perfect :-)

We pulled into Buckhorn about 2 pm Sunday afternoon and managed to land a spot with power. Lunchtime is always busy here and with the coming and going of runabouts, it's sometimes can be hard to find a length of dock to fit even Guppy - a relatively small cruiser of 28'.

Looks like a place to be for a couple of days!
In other words, time for another project with a hardware store relatively close by.

Also close by is of course another favorite: the Cody Inn - great Chinese restaurant.

And the place where we spent one night on our honeymoon back in 1971 - the year it opened as an Inn (which it no longer is). Quite an interesting night as the bathrooms were in the hallway - men's and women's. But it was so nice considering we were traveling on a ski barge - with no cabin :-) What can I say? Just out of college and no money :-)

Loved the ad for the local grocery store. Up a long hill. Steve does a great job riding where-ever to keep the boat stocked up. Maybe Wimpy could  eat this .... and if you don't know who Wimpy is, think Popeye or click here.

So the project was to add a shelf to the cupboard where Steve keeps pots, pans, crackers, misc - all just kind of thrown in. Sadly I didn't take a totally before picture - just one of the mess mid-project.

We both had our jobs. Steve's was to get the wood we needed.

Mine was to sit on the board while he cut it to the appropriate length :-)

It was great having a picnic table on which to work almost as good as a workbench!

The end result was a much better organized space with room with way easier access to the cooking equipment.

Definitely a win-win for all concerned :-)


Tuesday morning was another great day as we went through the lock and on to Lovesick Lock (all of 6 miles!)


Staying at the bottom was nice because the wind had really picked up. Steve set up the solar panels to take advantage of the clear sky.

The panels have worked well for us. They provide enough power to keep the 110 fridge running all of the time. Traveling recharges the batteries - or we run the generator if need be (especially if we travel short distances and are without power for a couple of days.)

There was fishing at the dam but not catching of anything keepable. Bass season doesn't open for a couple of weeks yet.

Dinner was on the Coleman which is always enjoyable.

Quiet night. Off the next morning to Burleigh Falls for another breakfast favorite.



It was a bike ride away and a bit chilly but no rain. And the ride is nice as we pass over the actual falls that runs under the highway.

With no improvement in the weather we cruised the remaining 12 miles and pulled in Young's Point lock - staying on the bottom side as to be out of the worst of the wind.

The storms started rolling through a couple of hours after we were settled. Lots of rain, lightening, thunder and hail! We were glad to be where we were .......

Steve was out seeking out the wildlife in the area and came across more squirrels.

And more baby geese of course!