Day 117: Frying Pan Bay to Echo Bay, Ontario
Day 117: Wednesday, August 10th: Another day on Georgian Bay. We arose early and headed out of the nice harbor of Frying Pan Bay. This is the sight as we left; very peaceful:
We were constantly amazed at the rocks that were strewn around the bay. Or rather, we were amazed at how the channel twisted and turned among the rocks. The channel markers were almost redundant:
This modern version of a lighthouse sat atop a rock covered with moss or lichen, we didn't know which. You can see it was a hazy day:
This is a good look at a "range". When the higher and lower markers are perfectly aligned, you know you are in the center of the channel. Of course, you have to veer off before hitting the supporting rocks!
We noted the striation of the rock layers in this group. Very rugged and you can imagine the weathering of the rocks for thousands of years - not to mention the glaciers that scoured this area during the Ice Age:
This view was typical of the twisting channel. The buoy is supposed to be on the right and the green on the left. Check! Now what??!!??
We soon pulled into a narrow channel leading to a great anchorage: Echo Bay. We dropped anchor and "med moored". That's when you drop an anchor and back toward shore, then put a line out to a tree, rock or mooring pin. That keeps you from swinging into another boat and takes minimum space. This is what we saw astern. Too bad you can't see the stern line behind the bicycle cover:
In order to med-moor we had to put the dinghy in the water - for the first time in weeks. It was so nice to have the use of it as Ruth explored the area for a while.
Later, the local hungry beggars greeted us, looking for a handout:
This is our view of the bay:
We enjoyed a big salad for supper; Ruth is a great chef! The stars were out again tonight and they were quite a show with no city lights around to dim them.
Position tonight: N45 11.602 W080 07.682
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