Day 42-43. 2nd year. July 1 Canada Day. ON to Three Finger Bay miles 25. total 3358

This day started off foggy, but by mid morning most had cleared away and we had beautiful blue sky!!

We weighed anchor and headed for Three Finger Bay to anchor again. Our cruise alternated between winding through granite islands and the open water of Georgian Bay, til we turned east behind Frying Pan Island to slowly navigate the tight channels into Three Finger Bay.

Along the way we saw a bald eagle with eaglets in her nest, lots of Canadian flags,

lots of granite islands,

and a few more rock man statues.

We anchored with 5 cruisers, three of which were rafted together in this beautiful lake in the Masssasauga Provincial Park. Tall pine trees and a few deciduous trees line the shore and not a home in sight.

Massasauga Provincial Park has backcountry camping and rustic cabins, biking and hiking trails, canoes and kayaks, and rock climbing, as well as cross country skiing, skating, snow mobiles, sleds and tobaggans. This park also is a protected habitat for the Massasauga rattlesnake- a much smaller version of the ones we have in the US.

Kyle got a chance to relax a bit once we were settled at anchor.

After lunch, we launched the dinghy to explore the three arms of the lake. We discovered tall rock ledges, a boat dock with communal fire pit and several forested islands within the lake. We shared the lake with canoes, and kayaks and jet skis and boat dinghys. Other than the noise of the occasional seaplane overhead and motors of the jet skis/dinghys all we heard were birdsong.

Kyle brought us a drone fix, so here our some drone shots of Three Finger Bay.

Our sunset

July 2. On to Galbraith Bay. 17 miles. Total 3375

We left Three Finger Bay in mid morning.

Headed toward Midland

Passed more stone men

and lots of granite!

Also saw our third eagle on this trip and actually got a picture of him!!

We anchored in Galbraith Bay with On Business, Andy and Twyla

After we got settled and had lunch, we launched the dinghy to explore the two small islands that were part of PARC Canada. Bill is all excited as he can walk all over the rocks!

Of course, Bill got his rock climbing in and so did Kyle.

Then we created our own rock man. Please use your imagination!

Next Bill and Kyle tried a Canadian bath and Bill even got in!

They decided the water was cold!!

More drone pictures

and a beautiful sunset.

Side trip to the Bahamas- Preparations

As we prepare for our Bahamian Adventure, we are making lists upon lists of things to do and provisions to buy for our upcoming trip to the Bahamas. Bill has spent much time readying the boat for the cruise, checking engines, batteries and all the systems on the boat - electrical, plumbing, navigation, refrigeration and air conditioning. Sure kept Bill busy!!! We took the boat out to check all the systems and to get fuel. We had to re-remember all the navigation and auto pilot workings and surprisingly we did remember!! We have spent the last two days loading the boat with provisions- water, food, tools, clothes, toiletries and cleaning supplies, and our pantry and cabinets are full. We are sitting a bit heavier in the water now that we are fully loaded. Also Bill has finally gotten his TO DO list down to the few remaining items so he sees the light at the end of the tunnel!! We have researched the charts and guide books and have a tentative pla...

On to Allan's-Pensacola Cay. Day 12. April 3. Mile 35.2. Total mile

Day 12 We left our anchorage at sunrise to head out of Great Sale Cay Harbor. Turning west and then north, we will cruise around Great Sale Cay toward Abaco's barrier islands, eventually reaching the eastern edge of the Little Bahama Bank today. As we turn Northeast, we get some spray. Crustacean is quite salty now! Winds are out of the east 10-15 knots with waves at one foot. We cruise past Little Sale Cay we see a steady stream of sailboats going both east and west. I counted 15 total. Nice wind for sailing. Halfway through our trip, you begin to see the outer barrier islands on the horizon to the north. Five miles later you can see Little Abaco Island to our south. Here is a chart of the area we traveled from Great Sale to Allan's-Pensacola Cay today. The further we travel east, the Little Bahama Bank narrows, The winds pick up and seas run 1-2 feet. Crustacean got even saltier! As we approached Allan's-Pensacola the wind and sea...

Day 24-25 April 15-16 On to Hopetown and Lay day in Hopetown. Miles 12.6. Total 460.6

Day 24 We had a change of plans. Our friends who we met cruising the Loop, Trisha and Mike, are traveling north through the Bahamas and are close, so we will join then in Hope Town. We will then back track a bit to visit Man-o-War Cay and Marsh Harbor after visiting with them. It is a bright sunny day with light winds as we weigh anchor to leave Great Guana. There is lots of freight and commercial traffic today- tugs and barges, large freighters and flat bed delivery boats. It takes all these to handle the shipping needs and construction on the islands. We trip today took along the north east side of Great Guana and then past Scotland Cay, which is all privately owned. Next we passed Fowl Cay which is a nature preserve known for its diving. Following Fowl Cay is Man-o-War Channel with its deep water access to the Atlantic and Man-o-War Cay, known for its ship building and maintenance. Sorry, pictures of the passes and islands did not turn out too well...

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