Baie Fine

Day 108 & 109 … Sunday, August 6 & 7, 2017
Killarney to Baie Finn

One of the prettiest spots we have anchored; Baie Fine (Bay-Fin) is a fjord.

 We anchored outside of “the pool” where it would be less crowded. Lots of boats go thru a narrow cut and into “the pool”. We decided to stay outside and dinghy in to see the stunning scenery. After we arrived, a quick rain storm  blow through. We decided to stay put for the night and go exploring the next day.

On Monday, it rained in the am; so we didn’t take off to see the pool until 1pm. Beautiful natural. Back at the end by “the pool” was the “Evinrude House” (reportedly no longer in the Evinrude hands, but originally the lake home of the founder of Evinrude motors. I LOVE the boat garage under the house.

There is an area where you can dock the dinghy and climb up to see Topaz Lake. It was such a steep and rocky hike, Rip stopped with Cally 1/2 way up. They went back to shore and Cally got to swim instead of hiking. Mike, Laurie and I went on to the top to see Topaz Lake.


Ok, it is really pretty … BUT, not worth the hike.
Later, Gypsie’s Palace arrived  … and a quick docktail party erupted.

Sportsman’s Inn, Killarney

Day 106 ... Sat, Aug 5, 2017 ... 15.05 miles; 2 hours
Mill Lake to Sportsman's Inn and Marina, Killarney, ON

Short run of 14 miles or so. The first 10-11 in the small craft route, a protected channel. It is another dreary and windy day. The last 3 miles were open to the full force of the wind. Actually wasn’t a bad ride. HOWEVER, coming into the marina was another story.

WOW. Rough maneuvering for Rip to get the boat to her assigned slip. He did an excellent job. Just hope the winds subside soon!

Then into Killarney at a resort marina for the night … A little neighborhood to go walk, an ice cream shop and the famous Fish & Chips restaurant, which we will try out tonight.
There is a Boat-In Theater here … a
large screen up in the trees. A movie is played each night (weather permitting). 
You watch from your boat and listen to a specific FM frequency. OF COURSE, weather didn’t allow it to run while we were there.
A quick grocery run for some fresh produce and ICE CREAM was a nice walk by the waterfront.

Mill Lake

Day 105 ... Thurs, Aug 3 - Fri, Aug 4, 2017 ... 26.5 miles; 3:20 hours
Bad River to Mill Lake by Collins Inlet

Pretty, slightly windy day. Cool again. High of 71 and low of 58 for tonight.

Our 3+ hour run was uneventful; one of my favorite words when traveling. After exiting Bad River, we were in the Georgian Bay for a while and saw the first glimpse of the mountains we will soon be traveling by.

Very pretty and exciting to see something different. The scenery has been beautiful; Rip called it awe inspiring today. But, it has been similar beauty ... rock islands, rocks, rock cliffs and lush greenery atop.

Then turned back inside. Again, beautiful views. One tight set of marks where the dinghy, being towed, touched one of the buoys coming passed.

A couple waterfalls and then our open and empty anchorage by Green Island.

As we came in, Gypsies Palace hailed us on the VHF, having seen us on AIS. They are a power cat and too wide to do the Trent Severn, so they parted ways with most Loopers at the Oswego Canal and finished the Erie Canal and had to run up Lake Erie to join the Georgian Bay and see Loopers again; while we did the Oswego and Trent Severn. They haven't seen any Loopers in a long time; I think they are having Looper withdrawal. They are already at Sportsmans; we should catch up with them Saturday night!!
We will be here for two nights, Thursday and Friday, because high winds and rain are coming. Saturday we will go to Sportsman's Resort for a night. This time I won't be doing laundry and groceries, so maybe a little more relaxing and a lot more time with Cally to run about.