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Day #374 - Gore Bay, ON

Sunday, August 9th, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

Last evening the brigantines set sail and headed out of Little Current.  What a sight and the kids were climbing the masts and the rigging. We waited for the rain to pass before we left Little Current.  By 10:00 the storm ...

Day #373 - Little Current, ON

Saturday, August 8th, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

Last night we were invited to a gathering sponsored by the Little Current Yacht Club.  The happy hour was held upstairs from the Anchor Inn.  Roy Eaton, the voice behind the Cruiser's Net (VHF channel 71), was the host and ...

Day #372 - Little Current, ON

Friday, August 7th, 2009 Posted in General Updates | 1 Comment »

We made the short run this morning from Killarney to Little Current, about 21 miles. There was a lot of boat traffic and many people appeared to be headed in the same direction.  There is a swing bridge right before the ...

Day #371 - Killarney, ON

Thursday, August 6th, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

We had hoped to move to Baie Fine or Little Current today, however all of the marinas are full and it is a bit too windy for a comfortable anchorage.  So, we spent the day wandering through Killarney, which doesn't ...

Day #370 - Killarney, ON

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

We made it to Killarney, however not without incident.  The seas were really rough and much heavier than we like them.  There were four and five foot waves with the occasional six footers.  It was an 80 miles trip that ...

Day #369 - Killbear, ON

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 Posted in General Updates | 3 Comments »

We have had no internet or cell phone since we arrived at Killbear.  We are in a "hole" and there is no signal.  Amazing how you feel cut off from the world without the normal communication tools. Not much to report ...

Day #368 - Killbear, ON

Monday, August 3rd, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

We were up at 5:00 for our 6:00 cast off.  The trip we had planned was straight west across the open water of Georgian Bay.  Watching the morning news it appeared that a storm had developed overnight and was sitting ...

Day #367 - Parry Sound, ON

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 Posted in General Updates | 1 Comment »

We decided to stay the extra day and catch up on chores before making our way through the rest of the Georgian Bay and the North Channel. This morning we each got needed chores done.  Andy put the dinghy in and ...

Day #366 - Parry Sound, ON

Saturday, August 1st, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

Our farewell dinner at the Snider's was a lovely evening.  After dinner we sat on Salvage Crew and watched the sunset. Bright and early this morning Bob and Charlotte were on the dock with baked goods, a farewell and to throw ...

Day #365 - Honey Harbour, ON (Delasco Island)

Friday, July 31st, 2009 Posted in General Updates | No Comments »

Last night Charlotte and Bob hosted a wonderful evening. They invited their neighbors, Marg and Finn, over and we sat on the deck overlooking the water and had cocktails. Dinner was outstanding, the evening superb...good friends, good times.  It was nice ...