Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Days 59 - 61, Aug 1 - 3rd, Collins Inlet, Killarney, Baie Fine




We traveled the small craft route the last twenty miles of north Georgian Bay on Collins Inlet. The photo shows how magnificent the scenery was on the inlet.

Killarney is actually the beginning of the North Channel, Lake Huron, Ontario. This is a small, quaint fishing village. We moored right next to the famous Herbert's Fishery where we enjoyed fresh whitefish fish and chips. Whitefish, pickerel (Walleye), pike and muskie are popular fishes in the area.

The North Channel, a boater's paradise offers unmatched beauty with dense green forests and crystal clear water with countless scenic bays, islands and coves.
The setting is even more rural than the Georgian Bay and some of the exposed rocks date back to the formation of the earth.

Baie Fine (pronounced fin) is sometimes called Canada's fjord. The bay is 9 miles long with high walls of granite on either side with the "Pool" at the very top.
You can climb up to Topaz Lake for an awesome view. We easily found a cove to anchor in, all to ourselves, and enjoy the lovely scenery.

FedEx "did good" and delivered the new electric water pump to cool the generator that we needed. Little Current was a great two day stop, allowing Rich to do the install and for me to catch up on some laundry and grocery shopping. We met up with some cruising friends that we hadn't seen for a couple of months. We enjoyed a wonderful dinner and then some Hand and Foot (card game) after catching up with their cruising tales and comparing ours!

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