Day 303 - 306 Baie Fine & Little Current 7/15

Dinghy exploring in Baie Fine








More dinghy exploring in Baie Fine, near Killarney.








Tom climbed the bluff behind us just to take pictures of Noah Genda.






Tom took this from the top of the bluff while I debated how to climb it.





View from our climb up the rocks





We only climbed half way to the top but I was wondering how we were getting down. VERY VERY slowly!






Tom is retying our shore lines so we can release them in the morning from the boat.
He looks confused doesn't he?






We departed a great anchorage (other than lots of boats) at Covered Portage Cove, in Frazer Bay and headed for an anchorage known as Mary Ann Cove, two miles in Baie Fine. Most vessels in the cove were anchored med style, drop a hook, and secure your stern to a land based object such as a tree or pins driven in the stone with about 150’ of line. We put out a second anchor off the bow since the wind was at our beam. Tom decided another stern line was necessary to shore, off the stern, to create an “X” tie. Okay, can we take the dinghy out now?
We are out in the wilderness. We have no air card signal and no cell phone signal. When we are able to publish this, probably Thursday 7/15 from Little Current, this will be two or three day old news.

We traveled the 8 additional miles of Baie Fine by dinghy to what the locals call the” pool”. The “pool” could really be a great anchorage; however it is full of sea grass growing off of the 6’ bottom in crystal clear water. So we are happy we stopped where we did. The North Channel is a more popular location for anchoring than Georgian Bay. It is located between mountain ranges of Blue Ridge and La Cloche Range. It is beautiful, but the trade-off is at any given location there are going to be a large number of boats. It's not as quiet or peaceful as the recent anchor locations. Today was perfect day with sun but not too hot to enjoy the afternoon exploring in the dinghy.

Today, 7/14 Wed, we woke to an absolutely beautiful flat water morning, cool, no humidity and clear skies. After a large breakfast of eggs, sausage, OJ, toast and coffee we set of exploring in the dinghy. Had a fun day just going from cove to cove, found a beach and a bluff we could climb and shot some great images. Again the water is just crystal clear and spectacular.

Tonight we are having what Tom calls “just like around the campfire when he was a Cub Scout” Bush baked beans with hot dogs and flour tortillas. I just tell him nothing is too good for my little Tommy. Besides it’s one of his favorites!

I read about picking blueberries that are in the hills and I was excited to be able to say I did that but……….. I would be going alone, (Tom wasn't interested) a local said take a stick for snakes, it’s a good climb uphill walking on slippery pine needles, lots of bugs (who love me) to say nothing of bears! I guess I’ll continue buying my bluebberries at the grocery store.

7/15 Happy Birthday to our grandson Tyler!

We made it to Little Current city dock run by Little Current Town Docks not Wally’s like the Waterway guide says. They now have several finger docks as well as the seawall with room for about 200 boats. They are very busy but very good in responding and helping you into your slip. The current and wind can be treacherous here as we have observed with other boats and heard horror stories from the dock hands. Tom pulled in perfectly of course!

Little Current is Manitoulin Island’s largest area with a quarter mile long dock constantly busy with boats of all size. Sailboats out number powerboats 10 to 1 but there are some beautiful sailboats here. Wouldn’t you know Tom knows someone here from the Quad Cities; Steve Cooper. He and his wife Margie come here for 3 months in the summer?