Sun Jul 22, Day 79: Anchored Across from Frying Pan Bay
Mon 7/23, Day 80: Anchored east of Ruddy Island
Tues 7/24, Day 81: Anchored in Kilcoursie Bay
Wed 7/25, Day 82: Anchored in Shawanaga Island
Thu 7/26, Day 83: Bing Inlet
For the next several days, we’re travelling through the region known as the 30,000 islands, even though there are reportedly a lot more islands than 30,000 in this part of Georgian Bay. Navigating through this massive archipelago is a definite challenge, because it is very difficult to really know which islands we’re near without keeping close tracks all along the way of where we are, especially since our electronic charts don’t cover most of this area. So, we navigate by using paper charts and plotting our latitude & longitude along the way. We’ve spent every night at remote anchorages with names like Frying Pan Bay, Kilcoursie
& Shawanaga with crystal clear aquamarine waters surrounded by beaches or granite boulder-lined shores. On Tuesday, 7/24, we met up with our friends, Joe & Tara from Atlanta on Seabatical, whom we met last year in Norfolk, at the AGLCA rendezvous, and have kept in contact with ever since, waiting for this year when we, including Al & Dawn, could meet up with them on the Great Loop. While anchored off of Shawanaga, the 6 of us took an exploratory cruise among the boulder islands and outcroppings in Ricky-Dink (our dinghy) prior to a delicious dinner prepared by Tara. We’re slowly working our way northwest up the eastern shore of Georgian Bay, heading toward the upper shores of Lake Huron, called the North Channel, which is considered to be the most beautiful part of the entire loop. On Thursday, we headed into Wright’s Marina in Britt to get connected to the internet (so we could, among other tasks, get caught up on posting to our blog).
Mon 7/23, Day 80: Anchored east of Ruddy Island
Tues 7/24, Day 81: Anchored in Kilcoursie Bay
Wed 7/25, Day 82: Anchored in Shawanaga Island
Thu 7/26, Day 83: Bing Inlet
For the next several days, we’re travelling through the region known as the 30,000 islands, even though there are reportedly a lot more islands than 30,000 in this part of Georgian Bay. Navigating through this massive archipelago is a definite challenge, because it is very difficult to really know which islands we’re near without keeping close tracks all along the way of where we are, especially since our electronic charts don’t cover most of this area. So, we navigate by using paper charts and plotting our latitude & longitude along the way. We’ve spent every night at remote anchorages with names like Frying Pan Bay, Kilcoursie
& Shawanaga with crystal clear aquamarine waters surrounded by beaches or granite boulder-lined shores. On Tuesday, 7/24, we met up with our friends, Joe & Tara from Atlanta on Seabatical, whom we met last year in Norfolk, at the AGLCA rendezvous, and have kept in contact with ever since, waiting for this year when we, including Al & Dawn, could meet up with them on the Great Loop. While anchored off of Shawanaga, the 6 of us took an exploratory cruise among the boulder islands and outcroppings in Ricky-Dink (our dinghy) prior to a delicious dinner prepared by Tara. We’re slowly working our way northwest up the eastern shore of Georgian Bay, heading toward the upper shores of Lake Huron, called the North Channel, which is considered to be the most beautiful part of the entire loop. On Thursday, we headed into Wright’s Marina in Britt to get connected to the internet (so we could, among other tasks, get caught up on posting to our blog).
 Great slide!  Rickshaw in the first anchorage in Georgian Bay - across from Frying Pan Bay.  Al at the helm. They own a sail boat so driving a twin engine cruiser is a new experience for him.  Dawn on rock watch!  We went out for a swim one afternoon but shortly after we jumped in it started to rain really hard. Everyone but Dawn climbed out. The sun was out again within minutes so after rushing to close all the doors and hatches we jumped back in.  Tara, Jim, Joe and Dawn on Ricky-Dink.  Joe claimed this island so it now Parker Island!  Joe and Tara  Jim and Belinda enjoying 'Parker Island' with our friends.  To keep Ricky-Dink light and shallow only Jim and Tara brought her though the cut. At one point Jim had to raise the motor and Tara paddled past the shallow area.  Seabatical at sunset. |  Dawn and Al with us on a Ricky Dink ride.  Another beautiful house on another beautiful island!  Here is one of those 'rocks awash' that can ruin your day if you hit it with your props or keel.  Some of the 30,000 islands in the area.  Rickshaw (left) and Seabatical.  We beached Ricky-Dink to explore an island - one down 29,999 more to go.  The rock formations are very interesting.  My cruising girlfriends - Dawn (left) and Tara (right).  Joe, Al and Tara exploring a cut in the rocks to see if we can bring Ricky-Dink through so we can continue our exploration.  We left our mark for future explorers. |
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