It continues to be just brutally hot so we left Confederation Basin in Kingston rather early in an attempt to catch cool sea breezes on Lake Ontario. As we headed west we travelled along the channel north of Prince Edward County which is a large island in Lake Ontario with our destination as Picton located in PEC.
The water and winds in this particular portion of Lake Ontario make for some of the best and most challenging sailing in the world. People come from all over the world to test their skills in these waters. When the 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, the sailing venue was held in Kingston to take advantage of this natural phenomenon. An ironic and humorous fact is that a special marina was built for the 1976 Olympics and is located immediately adjacent to one of Canada’s maximum security prisons. The area joke is that this marina is where the convicts keep their yachts! 
We were extremely surprised to see a US Coast Guard ship docked not far from the prison/marina and of course we made up all sorts of stories to explain why a USCG vessel would be in Canadian waters near a maximum security prison. I just knew they were after me as they must have found out how much yarn I had smuggled into Canada…
The ride was calm and rolling with barely one foot waves. The scenery was peaceful and quite beautiful.
Hours on the water: 4.5
Nautical miles traveled: 34.5
Number of bridges to be opened: 0
Time spent waiting at bridge: 0
Number of locks: 0
Next Destination: Trenton, Ontario
What we are listening to: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Lesson for the day: It is so hot!
Obligatory knitting report: Finished blue socks for Wunder Kid Mark
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