Unfortunately we woke up to smokey conditions this morning. Guess the wildfires in Canada are still burning. We did chores hoping the wind would pick up and dispel the smoke.
We weighed anchor with still a bit of smoke in the air and retraced our steps through Go Home Bay and Bushby Inlet to Red Rock light and into the Small Boat Channel.
After about two miles we veered east into Musquatch Channel and up to Longuissa Bay where we anchored for the night with a sailboat and three cruisers and our friends from On Business. They caught up to us. Actually they got here before us!
We joined Twyla and Andy on their boat and enjoyed solving all the worlds problems and some good laughs! They even donated a buoy for us to use as a marker for a anchor trip line.
Since the smoke cleared out in the afternoon, we took a short dinghy ride around the small islands in the bay where we anchored. And of course, Bill had to climb on the rocks.
Bill finally found a piece of real estate we could afford! Waterfront at its best!!!
Day 37 2nd year June 26. On to Chimney Bay off Beausoleil Island. Miles 12. Total. 3299
Had a night of off and on rain. This morning it is cloudy and a bit cooler.
We weighed anchor and left Longuissa Bay to retrace our steps back to Beausoleil Island, through Musquatch Channel and back to the Small Boat Channel.
The sun decided to peak out as we were arriving to Honey Harbor. Couldn’t resist taking a picture of all the red Adirondack chairs so typical of Canada and also a few cottages along the way.
Honey Harbor has lots of marinas for small boats and has restaurants easily accessible by water.
Leaving Honey Harbor behind, we circumnavigated Roberts Island to enter Beausoleil Harbor. We picked up some speed to out race a storm to our south as we headed for Chimney Bay and our anchorage.
Well, we almost beat the storm. Bill got a bit wet setting the anchor. With us in Chimney Bay are two sailboats and 4 cruisers tied to the park docks.
The sun came out in full force so we launched the dinghy to go explore the island. We secured the dinghy at a dock and following our trusty map of Beausoleil, we headed out to find the Massasauga Trail which connects with the Fairy Lake Trail. We also brought our walking stick which locals recommended, so we can tap the path before us and frighten the small Masasauga rattlesnakes that inhabit the island. We did not find any rattlesnakes on our adventure.
After two false starts we found the trail from the dock that connects with the Masasauga Trail and off we went through the forest. As it had rained last night and again this morning we had to avoid a few puddles.
Following the trail marks we turned onto the Fairy Lake Trail which circled around the pretty lake at the north end of Beausoleil Island.
Here are some shots of Fairy Lake
Was a fun adventure exploring and we even managed to find our way back to the dock and our dinghy.
Relaunching the dinghy, we explored the other dock options along the bay and came back to the boat.
