Thousand Islands: Grenadier Island to Mermaid Island

Kathleen and I were both up early today, and left Grenadier Island before most of our Canadian dock mates were awake. The weather continues to be stable, with light to moderate southwest winds and high humidity. We traveled 19 miles to Mermaid Island, and are tied up at another Parks Canada dock with five other boats. We’re squeezed in pretty tight between a cabin cruiser and a houseboat—a little closer than we’d prefer—but it’s Saturday and everyone wants to enjoy the national park. We are guests in another country, so we go with the flow, and this is our last night in the Thousand Islands. Map link: Mermaid Island, ON 

After lunch, we hiked the quarter-mile trail around the entire island, swam off the boat and took our inflatable kayak out for a spin in the choppy waters. Tour boats are everywhere—we take pictures of them and vice versa. We ate dinner onboard, then enjoyed docktails late into the evening on the roof of the houseboat with its Ontario owners and a couple from Sorel, QC. Tomorrow we head back to Kingston and start our journey on Lake Ontario towards our next Canadian canal.

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