8/9/11 - 8/16/11 Georgian Bay is called the land of 30.000 islands. Some of them are only a few square feet but they must be navigated around just the same. We like to anchor out most of the time rather than go to marinas not only because of the obvious savings but also the quiet and privacy. Anchorages were sometimes hard to find though because the banks were so steep that when there was a protected area large enough for the boat, the water was too deep to get an anchor down to the bottom. Also many of the islands are inhabited and they get electricity by way of underwater cables that are marked on the charts so that you can avoid anchoring there. The water is so clean and clear in the Great Lakes that as soon as we entered Lake Ontario Lace began doing a little laundry every day in a bucket. It only took a few minutes and kept us from spending time in a laundromat when we did get to a marina. We spent the next 8 days wandering about, only making about 20 miles a day. Probably the highlight of Georgian Bay was a fjord like bay called Baie Fine. It is long and narrow with vertical sides rising 200 feet in some places. We anchored for the evening and rowed the dinghy to explore the rocky shoreline.
No comments:
Post a Comment