Me, in front of Korean War Memorial located here in Little Current, Ontario
Pier "A" from the aft deck of Noah Genda at the "Town Dock", Little Current.
Hometown friends, Steve and Margie Cooper today in "Town Dock" Marina.
Steve and Margie's sailing vessel "Coop' Sloop" on our pier here in Little Current.
We chose to lay over another day here in Little Current. It is a cool town, harbor, and marina with an opportunity to connect with traveling boaters. We bicycled to a little deli style restaurant for an O.K. breakfast, but hey we did not have to prepare it and no clean up. We came back to the boat, completed a couple of long overdue boat chores, and some cleaning. I chased down some dinghy fuel, rode to the hardware store for a couple of plumbing parts and hardware for the anchor system.
Today we had the pleasure of connecting with Quad City hometown friends, Steve & Margie Cooper. They are here in Little Current on their sailing vessel “ Coop’ Sloop". They keep their boat in Wisc and sail the North Channel most of the summer. We had the pleasure of touring their beautiful vessel late this morning. Since I have not been exposed to sailing vessels, especially of this quality and craftsmanship, it was truly an educational experience for me and Diann. We had a wonderful couple of hours of conversation with a remarkable couple. This was a pleasant surprise, meeting up with hometown friends
The restaurant and hotel “Anchor Inn” sponsors a happy hour complete with complementary horsdevours from 3:00 to 5:00 PM and we took advantage of that opportunity to socialize with several power boaters as well as sailors. Everyone at the town docks are passing through the area and it is so much fun to meet boaters from all over Canada as well as the U.S. We also had the pleasure of meeting and conversing with Roy Eaton, the voice of the “Little Current Cruisers Net”. During happy hour Roy offered a tour of his “Studio” located on the 2nd floor inside the hotel. For the last 7-years Roy has generously donated his valuable time to broadcast during the month of July and August on VHF channel 71 at 9:00 AM, news of the world, sports, business, health, local history and knowledge, weather, and upcoming local events. Additionally anyone with in radio range can call in and share your current location or itinerary. A truly valuable service that is beneficial to all. Walking back to the boat we could not resist the local ice cream stand adjacent to our pier. This Canadian home made ice cream, may go down as one of our favorites.
After dinner on board, I spotted a new arrival here at the “Town Dock” flying a “Looper” flag. I couldn’t resist walking over to introduce myself. Diann chose not to join me. I had the pleasure of meeting Kelley & Heidi York from Southern Calif. They are aboard their 1999 42’ Ocean Alexander cockpit motor yacht ”Prime Time”. That is the same boat as ours with a cockpit extension added to the stern. Anyway, a beautiful boat, and a very pleasant couple in the middle of their great loop. They started their loop in Naples, FL. I know I have said this hundreds of times, however it is so true, the most interesting and rewarding part of this wonderful journey is the people you meet along the way.
Hello Tom! We see your vessel each summer in North Channel and we're hoping you can help us locate Steve and Margie from Coop'Sloop. Their email address has changed and we are trying to reach them. My name is Joanie and, with my partner Ian Dodd, we sail a 36' Catalina named Escape Route II. We, too, had the privilege of touring their delightful Catalina Morgan. If you have an email address you could share, I would be grateful!
ReplyDeletePerhaps we shall meet with you this summer on the North Channel. We will be there in August.
Take good care, Tom and thanks in advance for your help!
Joanie