Since the last post we have enjoyed seeing all of Killarney, anchored for two nights in the famous Baie Fin, explored the Pool and Lake Topaz, and moved to Little Current and Gore Bay.

We spent two nights in Killarney to recharge our batteries and await a stormy day on the dock instead of on the hook. Once again, we got lucky with the weather and the storms ended up being just a little rain and not much wind. We will take it!

We both enjoyed the restaurants in town and having a breakfast out for a change.

One of 4 restaurants in Killarney for eating out!

The Episcopal Church in town.

You actually take the dinghy to the stores in town if you want as they all have docks to tie up. Made bringing things back to the boat a lot easier.

It was a hot 2 days, so we took the dinghy to another famous area, Covered Portage Cove, with Indian Rock.

We did not see the Indian face on the rock, but when we got back to the harbor were told you had to look at the profile of the rock to see the face. That would have been nice to know before we went there!

It was so warm that Memphis and I had to get into the water to cool off! She is loving swimming every day in the fresh water.

Another view of the Indian Rock!!!

Leaving Killarney early the next morning to make our way to Baie Fin. This famous North Channel anchor spot has granite hills on one side and quartz mountains on the other side.

Leaving Killarney and heading into the North Channel.

We were so remote that NEBO had a tough time following us. This log actually has two movements. Killarney to Baie Fin is only the first move up to the top.

We could not have asked for better wind conditions, none! This picture is making the turn from the open water toward Baie Fin.

Setting up for our entry. The area is very rocky and narrow. You really have to pay attention.

You can see the markers on the left side of the picture, we actually go between the trees on the left and the markers.

Our buddy boat put the drone up to get pictures of our anchor spot for two nights. We are the boat on the bottom of the picture. Our two buddy boats are rafted off each other as one does not have a long enough line to tie to the trees. You really need to carry a long line while cruising Georgian Bay and the North Channel.

Great overview of the area, you can just see the top of a boat in the bottom of the picture.

All secure and I am taking a swim to cool off!

You can see the quartz mountains in front of the boat.

This is the granite just behind the boat and Memphis and I on her favorite swimming and resting rock.

We explored the area by dinghy and ran 3 miles down to the Pool and Topaz Lake. You can anchor in the Pool, but the seaweed is so bad this summer that your anchor will come up looking like Cousin It!

Not sure why our eyes are so big, but we had to hike about 30 minutes up to Lake Topaz. We did take Memphis with us and it was quite steep and rocky.

Pano of Lake Topaz. You can see how steep it is into the lake as well. Memphis and I climbed halfway down and then took a jump off into the lake. We both loved it.

Post swim in Lake Topaz, all cooled off, and ready to hike back down to the Pool and dinghy back to the boat.

You can see the dinghies all tied to the trees as people hiked up to Lake Topaz.

Pano of Baie Fin as we head back to the boats. Granite on the left and quartz to the right.

We had a great two nights anchored in Baie Fin and we will definitely be coming back here again. The next day we head down to Manitowaning. This is a town not many Loopers go down to because it is about 15 miles out of the way. We had heard about a star viewing opportunity at a facility called Dark Sky.

NEBO now has us running down to Manitowaning, the long line to the south.

A very small town and we had to raft off our buddy boat, Resonance, at the end of the dock.

You can see our buddy boat on the end of the dock and our dinghy hanging out behind them.

Waiting for our Dark Sky and star education to begin. There are no pictures because beyond this point there are no white lights allowed. White light affects your eyes for almost 30 minutes and limits what you can see. We could not have been luckier as there was zero moon, and the sky was totally clear.

The next morning, we moved to Little Current for two nights and the HAWFEST! This is a 3-day party weekend in Little Current to celebrate the locally born Manitoulin Islanders.

It was an easy trip with moderate winds and 1′ waves. We did run a little quicker for part of the trip to make the swing bridge opening at 9am. They only open the bridge on the hour. Don’t be late or you wait!

The lighthouse on the point before Little Current coming from the east.

Our last bridge we will have to wait for on this journey. We are now down with all locks and bridges!!

Opened up and ready to proceed through the bridge. This is a one lane bridge and the only way to get from the mainland to Manitoulin Island. The traffic really backs up and this is why they only open the bridge once an hour.

All set in our slip and waiting for our buddy boats that will make the 10am and 11am bridge openings.

Trying to decide if we clean the boat or enjoy the town for two days. We did not clean!

Our buddy boat all secure and time for lunch out in town.

Later that evening Amy and Christine enjoying a drink before the fireworks show.

The four of us enjoyed the fireworks from the bow of Resonance.

We were told the show is the best in the area all year.

I don’t have any other shows in the area to compare to, but it was a great show.

For anyone who ever cruising the North Channel and the western part of Georgian Bay, they all know of Roy and Cruisers Net. Roy does a VHF radio talk every day for 2-1/2 months at 9am on VHF channel 71. He gives local, national (both Canadian and US), and world news. Asks all listening if anyone needs help from other boaters, and weather and wind conditions for several days. This is a great service he does for boaters. You also have the opportunity to go and sit in on his broadcast.

George and I enjoyed listening to the broadcast and meeting Roy.

Pano of Little Current as we pull out.

The town dock where we were tied.

We left and moved to Gore Bay for the Great Lakes Grand Banks Rendezvous. They expect 25 boats from all around the Great Lakes. We will be here with the group for 5 days both in the harbor and at anchor Sunday and Monday.

We had to part ways with our buddy boats and hope to meet up a little further along in their journey. I think we have also convinced them to visit us in Door County on their trip through Lake Michigan.

Amy doing the Welcome to Gore Bay photo opp!

A Pano of the marina here in Gore Bay. This is a very large marina with full services.

We will spend time here for several days and I will try to post again after we start to move west again. We plan to anchor for 4-5 days after leaving Gore before we cross back into the United States in De Tour, MI.

Until our next post I hope you have a great rest of your week, weekend, and start to next week!