Sunday, July 22, 2012

Prescott, Ont

Eddie is visiting with a seagull on the post
Fort Wellington
New Tall Ship Landings condo building in Brockville kind of towers over everything else.
May not be as large as Boldt Castle, but Singer castle still looks pretty good

Breezy this morning, but nice. Left Ganonoque and threaded our way down through the Thousand Islands. So many beautiful spots, cottages and homes on the islands. Lots and lots of boat traffic, only one freighter. Came down to Singer Castle on Dark Island, it is US territory and we decided not to re-enter the US, then clear Canadian customs again. Singer Castle was built in the same era as Boldt castle, but  it was completed and has been continuously inhabited since it was built. They have docks and allow people to come ashore for tours. We circled the island and had a good look, seems smaller than Boldt castle, but still a castle. Went into Brockville to see how the new condos are coming along, they are going up right along the water with boat slips in front, the building is really tall. Should be nice when completed. Came on down to Prescott and into the municipal marina here. Wind was behind us all day so we didn't really realize how gusty it was getting. By the time we turned into the marina, it was quite windy. We did get around to our slip and docked without any difficulty. Walked up to the Rotary lighthouse on shore and got ice cream cones, then sat on a bench in the shade to eat. There was a steady parade of boats coming in, and many were having great difficulty getting docked. One boat hit the rocks forming the breakwall around the marina, we figure some major damage was done. Went for a walk around town and over to Fort Wellington. Unfortunately Fort Wellington interpretation centre closes at 5 and it was just 5 when we got there, so we didn't get to see it.
Dinner on the boat, then Eddie, Nancy and I went up to the concert in the park just up from the boat. It was The Monarchs,  a band made up of people our age or older, playing tunes from the 60's and 70's, they were really good. Good crowd. Prescott puts on these concerts every Sunday evening in the summer. Small gnats started bothering Nancy just toward the end of the concert; we have noticed that the bugs like Eddie and Nancy much better than Wayne and I.They will be bitten while we have no issues. Nancy kept trying to lean in to me to share the gnats, but I just leaned the other way, figured she could keep them. I think having guests with tender Floridian skin is a good thing if the bugs prefer them.
Tomorrow will be our last day on the water, we will be heading home.
Lots of small islands with one house almost covering the island

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