Labor Day weekend is celebrated here in Canada also, but spelled Labour Day. It marks the official end of summer vacation, but the weather is getting quirky. We have had the most amazing summer of really hot weather but that door is slamming shut now w…
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North Channel Benjamin Islands 9-2-10
It was a 14 mile easy run from Kagawong over to the Benjamins between Secretary Island and the Sow and Pigs Rocks which you can see now on our added Google Earth link. The repaired lower station shifter on Baby Grand is working just fine, but unfortuna…
North Channel Fun in Kagawong 8-30-10
After our docking adventure and shift repair, we relaxed, breathed deeply and explored Kagawong for a few days until the dinghy repairs dried thoroughly.This 1894 harbor lighthouse is now automated and according to townspeople, was recently serviced by…
North Channel Kagawong Catastrophe Averted 8-29-10
We had a perfectly leisurely 19 mile run from Little Current through the West Bay to the bottom of Mudge Bay to Kagawong, another town located on Manitoulin Island. We were cruising along under beautiful blue skies, with 75 degree temps and minimal win…
North Channel Little Current 8-27-10
Going to Little Current on Manitoulin Island takes some planning as you have to coordinate your arrival with the hourly swing bridge opening. We expected to spend a half hour getting the anchor up at Mary Ann Cove in Baie Fine, but this time, no grass …
North Channel Baie Fine 8-25-10
We traveled 15 miles down Lansdowne Channel towards Frazer Bay to enter Baie Fine, located between Frazer and McGregor Points. This is a spectacular fjord area that narrows 9 miles further down and forms the famous Pool anchorage.We took our time marve…
North Channel Covered Portage Cove 8-23-10
We have traveled 215 miles from Penetanguishene since 7/29 on our first cruise of Georgian Bay, sampled a few beautiful anchorages and towns, and started a must-see list for future trips back here. We always thought that the Bahamas were our favorite p…
Killarney 8-19-10
We left our anchorage at 11am after rain, wind and t-storms. We now know why the anchor held so well—lots of mud and long stringy grass which knotted around itself and required 2 boat poles and the washdown pump set on a fire hose setting to dislodge…
Rolling from Britt to Collins Inlet 8-18-10
We’ve had a great time here at Britt with lots of boaters hunkered down due to the 20-30 knot wind on open Georgian Bay. The main conversation is weather, exchanging stories of other windy adventures and offering guesstimates about when the wind will…
Rolling, Rolling, Rolling on to Britt (Byng Inlet) 8-14-10
You know how Tina Turner starts out the song, Proud Mary, with “….nice and easy….” and then switches to “nice and rough..”, well that’s where we are today. We left the safety of the Pointe au Baril Lighthouse and the small boat channel be…
