We staying in Baie Fine for three nights as we knew there was bad weather ahead and this is a very protected bay. We heard afterwards that many people in Georgian Bay and North Channel took a beating but other than buckets of rain we had very little wind. Here is how we passed our time:
Bob
took a dip in the water to cool off.
This is why it’s called a “swim step” J
He
swam over to the large rock near us and had a look around. King of the Hill!
Sunday
the weather turned as expected and it rained and rained – and RAINED!
I
made banana bread and worked on my blog, while Bob planned our route for the
next week. We played cribbage, gin
rummy, and backgammon, as well as read to pass the time as we listened to the
rain. When Bob got up this morning, he
said the dinghy was over half full of water!
We did discover a very small leak in the stateroom (our bedroom) but
otherwise we are a water tight boat J.
Today
has been cloudy off and on with some blue sky here and there so off we went in
the dinghy, to the “pool” to explore. We
had already been waked by several boats coming and going into the channel. The
boat in front is our anchored neighbor – the three in the back are coming and
going from the channel. It’s surprising
how much we get rocked from their wake so far away!
Here
is the two-mile-long channel from our dinghy
This
lovely home's garage was at the end of the channel...
...and play area the beginning of the “pool”.
“The
Pool” – It was SO much larger than we expected – room for dozens of boats. Note the 3 in the middle rafted
together. They are a family from
Michigan that comes every summer.
We
pulled the dinghy up on shore and took a hike up to Lake Topaz. The trail was mostly a stream because of all
the rain we’ve had.
The
beginning of the trail was gorgeous.
It
was hard to get a good picture, but the stones were marble-like in greens and
pinks.
Topaz
Lake was only 45 minutes up – a few steep parts but a nice hike.
Bob
would have loved to go down and swim but that trail was pretty steep and I was
afraid I was not in THAT good of shape.
I did offer since we had a good afternoon ahead of us and we could take
it slow, but he decided it wasn’t that warm out today. There were lots of people down enjoying the
water.
We
met a variety of people on the trail – most day hikers like us – but we also
met a couple backpacking and:
A
group of young ladies from Michigan on a two week journey! Hats off to these young people! That’s a lot of weight to carry! They had to
carry (portage) these canoes a loonnng way!
Another
couple portaging their canoe – he claimed to be immune to the mosquitoes but she
was prepared!
This
was the biggest surprise – a four wheeler!
I was amazed he could get up the narrow trail ahead.
Along
the way, I finally found some of the blueberries we’ve been hearing about. They are tiny but flavorful.
Back
to the boat to do more laundry, boat chores, and get ready to leave in the
morning. North Channel awaits!
Anchored
at the east end of Baie Fine
7/22-7/24/17
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