Let the Relaxation Begin

Well, we've finally made it to the heart of the cruising grounds of the North Channel and Georgian Bay and are ready for some real easy days. We left off last time with our arrival in Blind River, ON and mentioned that we had a couple of anchorages ahead of us before we arrived in Little Current, ON which is the commercial hub of this area. We decided to change our first anchorage to a new location which was beautiful Beardrop Harbor that lies just north of Whalesback Channel. The story goes that the locals (indians) would drive the bears off the cliffs that are found around the harbor for some undetermined reason since we believe bears can swim. In any case, it was a picture perfect way to spend our first night on the hook. After dinner we launched our tender and took a ride around the shoreline which is very inaccessible to foot traffic. After we returned from our ride our next boat neighbor stopped by to chat and believe it or not, they lived in Inverness, FL and of all places on Turner Camp Road for those of you who have visited that garden spot. It's amazing what a small world it can be sometimes. They had been Citrus County residents for 32 years. Bellow are some shots from Beardrop.

Anyway, after a pleasant day following the Whalesback and McBean Channels east we stopped once again at the same small bay on the north shore of Hotham Island we visited two years ago. On the way there we passed through a really cool passage named Little Detroit narrows where there's really only room for one boat. I'm attaching a video to show what the brief passage looks like in real time.

It was also a pleasant anchorage although the mosquitoes were there in force. We also were expecting a storm overnight and it arrived about 4AM and lasted until we left at 1PM. Our trip to Little Current was uneventful under mostly sunny skies. It's rather windy tonight but we're at a dock and don't really care as it will keep the bugs away. Below are some shots from Hotham Island and Little Current.