Leaving Baie Fine we headed towards Heywood Island.
We had to make a decision as to whether we kept going toward Little Current and farther into the north channel but we couldn’t find a weather window that gave us enough time to do the loop around Manitoulin Island and still get back in time for winter haul out. Heywood was the beginning of our adventure back south. And it was a beautiful anchorage to choose. We only traveled 15nm, sadly not under sail since there was no wind and made it to Heywood just after lunch.
We spent the afternoon fishing, reading, and exploring. We took the dinghy to shore and found a bonfire pit.
As we walked along the beach we collected firewood knowing we wanted to come back and have a bonfire later.
The water was crystal clear and we were going to come back the next day with snorkeling gear.
Tara could also see a large rock on google maps so we hiked on game trails through the woods and found a look out spot where we could see the majority of the lake over to Killarney.
We hiked back and enjoyed our first evening in Heywood.
The next day we both had things to do. Tara built the reef system for both of our sails and I cooked and baked so we would have quick and easy food for some of the longer trips we had to do to get south.
About part way through the afternoon two powerboats joined us in the anchorage but rather than choose anywhere else they parked over our anchor chain and directly between us and the land (where the bonfire pit and snorkeling was). They started playing loud music and revving their engines so we took the dinghy and a bag of supplies and headed off to find someplace quieter for our evening swim. Tara found a great island that was protected from the wind. We built a bonfire pit and made hot dogs and s’mores for dinner. We also swam, skipped rocks and just enjoyed sitting by the bonfire. We were back home by 7:30pm and in bed by 8:30 since we were leaving at 1am to head towards out next anchorage.
