Well we transited our last lock until we reach the Illinois River. We have entered Georgian Bay which is new territory for me. Captain Jerry has been as far as Parry Sound so he will be in new land next week. The winds were moderate so since we were following the small craft route, we were in protected waters. It is quite narrow at certain spots with a depth of only 6 feet and rocks are sticking out of the water beside the channel. You have to pay close attention to the markers. We have the electronic GPS charts and I follow on the paper charts to make sure.The scenery is really spectacular. We are going through Precambrian rock which is the oldest rock in the world. We travelled 14 miles to Frying Pan Bay at Beausoleil Island (N43 53.863' and W079 50.760'). Beausoleil Island is a National Park so for a small fee, you can go ashore and walk the nature trail or tie up at the two docks in the bay. We chose to anchor along with 7 other boats because it is FREE! The bay is small so I can imagine that it would be difficult to find room on the week end. We dinghied ashore to check prices, it is 90 cents a foot for the dock and less than $6.00 dollars a person to walk the trails. People we met told us that Georgian Bay is colder so we would not be able to bathe in the water as w have been doing. Our temperature gage tells us that the water is half a degree colder that the Trent Severn Lakes and we had a wonderful swim. Perhaps it is only colder in the deeper areas or people are wimpy. The ports book says you have to pay to tight your stern to shore and to drop off garbage. The price list did not mention that.
Today we will travel about 24 miles to Sans Souci to have lunch at the famous Henry's fish restaurant. We will then find an anchorage for the night.
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| Beausoleil National Park dock |
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| Frying Pan Bay |
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| a swim in Frying Pan Bay |
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| Yes the Captain washes dishes |
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