Darkness has descended on the South Channel. The occasional drone of nighttime boat traffic continues, as Friday night cottage stragglers make their way to their Georgian Bay refuges, far away from the busy world. Navigating at night on the channel is not for the fainthearted. With the aid of powerful lights, electronic wizardry such as GPSs, and especially the skills of an experienced skipper, plying the waters of the bay in the dark for a night trek to the cottage is doable for most, but only comfortable for a few.

There is opaque cloud cover tonight, with rumbles of thunder and faint flashes of lightning in the distance. However, this is the way of weather in the Thirty Thousand Island area, and by no means portends a dreary day for tomorrow. The temperature is 24 C (75 F) and there is a light wind from the southwest, which helps keep the mosquitoes and other insect pests at bay. A light to moderate rain tonight would make for ideal water testing conditions tomorrow morning.

Mom reported that Dad is doing about the same tonight. His vital signs are stable, but the doctors believe he has contracted a secondary infection from being on the ventilator so long. They are treating him with additional antibiotics and he seems to be responding. His dialysis session went well today and they removed another 3 liters of excess fluid from his system. Hang in there Channel Man.