August 14th,
Our emergence from the Trent Severn Waterway into the east
end of Georgian Bay brought us to Star Point Marina in Midland for work on our
air conditioner and provisioning and then to the Penetanguishene City Dock
Marina. “Pentang” was a nice little town that had a grocery and several casual
restaurants. We took advantage of their long trails in and around the city to
get some much-needed exercise.
On 8/5th & 6th we were in Honey Harbor
which was touted as a nice, isolated Marina. It was tucked away in one of the
thousands of coves we were yet to experience on our way through the Georgian
Bay.
August 7th was an exciting day for us as we
joined a group of Looper friends we had traveled with before. This group
notably included Michael and Evan whom we had met at the Leland Oil Company
Marina on 4/8 while we watched the solar eclipse from the dock. We have shared
many experiences with them since but hadn’t seen them since Norfolk, Va. due to
different Loop itineraries. We reunited at Henry’s Restaurant and Marina in San
Souci which is “famous” for their Fish and Chips. The fish being pickerel.
After one night, we took a quick detour
to Kilbear Marina with the hope of
getting our dinghy’s outboard motor
fixed. Our hopes were crushed so we left the useless outboard in Kilbear and
are now getting exercise rowing the dinghy when we are anchored in coves.
On 8/12 we rejoined our “Flotilla” of 4 boats at Wrights
Marina in the Bying Inlet. Our stay there was extended for 3 nights due to high
winds and rain. But we had great company.
When the weather cleared on Monday, 8/12, we cruised to the
Bustard Islands and anchored in a beautiful cove. This was my first experience
with anchoring which went smoothly other than the fact that our electric winch
did not work so Jack had to pull the anchor and chain up manually.
Sunday brought our ‘flotilla” to the most beautiful area of
Georgian Bay so far. This beauty rewarded us well for the very treacherous
winding path through thousands of rocks and small islands. Much of the rock in
this area is granite, metamorphic and sedimentary rock and it creates an
unusually beautiful landscape. We anchored in an area called Bad River and are
spending our second night anchored here. Last evening our “flotilla” came to
our boat, by dinghy, for a “float tail “ party.
Tomorrow, 8/15 we pull up anchor and cruise with our
“flotilla” to Killarney Mountain Lodge Marina for a 4 day refuge from an
expected storm. Don’t feel badly for us. We have booked massages and have
reservations at their new Steak House restaurant. Yes, we will have to actually
abandon our “boat” clothes and get a bit dressed up. The resort also has a
fitness center and game room for us to escape to during the expected stormy
weather.
Love all the dinghies on the back for the float-tails!
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