Baie Fine

8/3/11 Wednesday    Free day in Killarney! Spent the better part of the morning on the internet getting booted off because I exceeded the capacity I was allotted! What? This part of being in Canada I do not like. The good news is that it was raining all morning so I didn't have anything else to do.

Once the rain stopped we took a stroll downtown and had lunch and checked out the Sportsman's Inn. Not much going on but still a pleasant stop.

Fish & Chips bus in Killarney.

Sportsman's Inn.

Boat Picture for Buttgravy.

8/4/11 Thursday     Our adventure today started at 6:50am with our departure from Killarney. Calm seas made for a great ride to our next destination of Baie Fine. We arrived at 10:30am. Checked out the area known as the pool and then backtracked to anchor a short distance away.

Calm seas.

Heading into Baie Fine.

Pam checking for rocks while entering the pool.

Once we anchored we lowered the dinghy, packed a lunch, and headed for Topaz Lake. To get there requires a hike through the woods and uphill to the lake which is nestled up in the hills.

Hiking to the lake.

Topaz Lake.

We had lunch on the rocks and then went swimming. The water was warm and the color of a swimming pool.

Swimming in Topaz lake.

One scare did occur while we were there. Pam was watching me swim and put the camera down on the rocks where it started to slide towards the lake. Pam and Sandy screamed loud enough to hear back in Illinois which got the attention of a young man who was able to get to the camera just before it did a swan dive into the lake. Crisis averted we enjoyed our remaining time until we had to walk back down the trail and return to the boats. We enjoyed a nice sunset before turning in.

Sunset in Baie Fine.
8/5/11 Friday     The night at anchor was great and we awoke to a flat calm anchorage.

Morning in Baie Fine.

Tourist in Baie Fine.

Reluctantly we left Baie Fine and headed towards Little Current. On the way we checked out the anchorage at Heywood Island. Too close for us today but a great spot to sit out a storm if needed. We timed our travels to arrive in Little Current at the top of the hour to minimize our wait at the swing bridge which only opens once an hour.

Little Current bridge.

In reading the guides you would think that the bridge at Little Current was the most dangerous span you could ever pass through. I'm sure it can be but it isn't anything worse that our Mississippi River bridges back home. Once through it's just a stones throw to the city docks where you can stay overnight or just for a couple of hours to provision. Of course overnight costs but the short stay doesn't. Little Current has plenty to offer the cruiser and proved to be a good stop.

By the way. Tomorrow is Pam's birthday!