Wellesley Island anchorage to the Thousand Islands Club

Tuesday, July 25 -- Wellesley Island anchorage to the Thousand Islands Club (across the river from Alexandria Bay) -- 24 miles

Our destination today was Alexandria Bay, but we took a roundabout way to get there so we could enjoy more cottage scenery. We came out of the Lake of the Isles, turned north and ran upstream on the Canadian side of Wellesley Island, then back downstream on the US side to Alexandria Bay. When we arrived at the marina we had reserved we were pleased with their diesel price (70 cents/gallon below anyone else in town) but dismayed to find that their overnight docks are across the river. Our dismay disappeared once we learned that the docks were at the Thousand Islands Club and heard about the amenities there. After fueling and a pump-out we walked around town a bit and it didn't take much walking to further confirm our happiness at going over to the Thousand Islands Club as the town was very touristy.  

We will spare the reader yet more cottage pictures. At some point they just all blur together. Instead we have photos of the Thousand Islands Club. First is the approach channel between two little islands with nice old cottages, then the clubhouse, and then our dock. We hung out at the pool for most of the afternoon, but unfortunately their restaurant is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays so we ate on the boat. (The extremely observant reader will notice that the cottage in the far distance on the opposite shore behind the boats was in the cottage photo gallery in yesterday's posting. A nice feature of Google blogs is that readers can click on embedded photos and make them bigger.)

Here's a cool picture of a "salty" headed upbound in the main channel just outside the entrance to the Thousand Islands Club -- the "Rodopi" of the Navibulgar Line from Bulgaria.

During our cruise on the Canadian side of Wellesley Island we encountered a fleet of sailboats racing upcurrent and upwind. There were dozens of them and they kept tacking back and forth so we had to change course a few times. The sailors didn't seem upset with our cruising through the middle of their race because we slowed down and gave them plenty of room. We (and other boaters) really didn't have a choice as they were tacking back and forth across the whole channel.