Day 94 ... Sunday, July 23, 2017 ... 10.3 miles; 1:15 hours
Bay Moorings, Penetanguishene Harbor to Chimney Bay,
Beausoleil Island, Georgian Bay
Another dreary morning for a quick run to our first anchorage in a long, long time. No more lock walls for now. The Bay Rip chose for tonight has 3 different Parks Canada docks. They were all full by the time we anchored. Some larger boats left, but we were settled and happy.
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| Chimney Bay anchorage |
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| private home on a rock island by the anchorage |
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| our view for the night |
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| sky started to brighten, finally |
The dock park area nearest our boat had a beach to
land the dinghy when taking Cally to shore, a restroom (more like a
port-a-potty in a wooden structure labeled men's and women's), a covered open
pavilion, 4 raised wooden tent sites and bear proof trash receptacle. A lot of
boats were anchored out around us. The rain held off until after we went to
bed, yay!
All
in all, very pretty and quiet.
Day 95 ... Monday, July 24, 2017 ... 9.8 miles; 1.5
Hours
Chimney Bay, Beausoleil Island to Bone Island, Georgian Bay
Yet,
another damp day. The morning cloud cover gave way to mist and then light rainy
mist. First up, a very narrow passage, Big Dog Channel.
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| entrance to Big Dog channel |
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| the end of Bog Dog channel |
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| VERY NARROW |
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| glad no other boats are coming our way |
A short run to another pretty anchorage, but this time we, Lab Partners
and Firestorm, scored spots at the Parks Canada dock! Seems only fair, it is
raining and this is probably our last Parks Canada dock. The rest of our time
in Canada will be in anchored in areas without official Parks Canada docks or
in marinas.
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| the small park area off the dock |
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| quite picturesque |
This
one doesn't have trash bin, bummer. And people have left trash by the rest room
style Port-a-potty ... which could attract bears, so we will stay away from
this one. I must say, this is the first time I have seen trash like this since
entering Canada. Even after the huge Canada Day festival and fireworks, there
was three or four pieces of trash in acres of fields where people and their
cars were for the event.
There
are six other boats besides Firestorm and us. Three of the boats are French-Canadian.
Very odd hearing all the conversation and not understanding any of it. Hearing
it on the VHF is odd, too, when two French-Canadian boats are hailing each
other.
On
the move again tomorrow to Echo Bay or Henry's Fish Camp, if it is open.
Day 96 ... Tuesday, July 25, 2017 ... 31 miles in 4 hours
Bone Island to Echo Bay, San Souci
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| the green line is our route ... through lots of rocks and islands |
As
dreary as yesterday was, today was delightful. Blue sky, light winds, mild
temps and stunning scenery. I will let the pics tell the story. Though, it is much more impressive than I can capture.
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| another rock sculpture |
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| heading in-between these two rock islands |
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| shore line |
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| another passage |
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| shore line |
We
are anchored out in a small bay or pool ... local smaller boats use the Park
provided rings set in the rock walls to stern anchor to.
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| two boats rafted together, but each anchored to shore and have bow anchors out |
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| guy in his dinghy taking an anchor line to shore |
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| another stern anchored boat |
They pull up nearby;
take a line to shore with the dinghy and back to the boat. They also use a
regular bow anchor. We are anchored as normal in the middle of the bay with
Firestorm near by. There is a Park provided dinghy dock to easily get Cally to
shore!!
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| beautiful view |
Today
may be my favorite days so far on the Loop ... perfect weather, nice cruise and
a beautiful anchorage. Oh, and steak, potato and salad for dinner! What's not
to like?
