Author: Britt

Today we head from Parry Sound to Shawanaga Island. Our route from Parry Sound to Shawanaga Island We had a very slow start leaving Parry Sound. There is a fantastic book store that Britt had to go to and we spent almost an hour and a half there. 15 new books later and we were ready to leave and head towards Trestle Brewery for lunch. We stopped along the way at a hardware store and convenience...

We are off to Parry Sound. Our route from Massasauga Provincial Park to Parry Sound It was an overcast day but the waves were nonexistent Its our first marina in a while but we have a lot of things to do in town. Tara's parents are coming for a visit, we have to pick up a new gas tank for the dinghy, get some groceries and Britt needed to get blood work done. Tara put together the wash down...

We left McCrae Anchorage to head north to Massasauga Provincial Park. Our route from McCrae Lake to Massasauga Provincial Park The winds were light but it didn’t matter. We had to motor because of how narrow and rocky it is up in Georgian Bay near land. We saw a heron and water snake on our trip and got to the new anchorage around 2pm. Leaving McCrae Lake anchorage There are some very cute...

We got under way shortly after 8:30am. Today is the day Tara's friend Drew is coming for a visit and its a bit of a trek for all of us. Tara text Drew a pin she had dropped in the middle of nowhere near a set of rapids and said “can you get here” to which he replied “I think so”. And thus begun the journey of getting to Drew. Our anchorage the morning we left (a few too many boats for...

We left Cape Croker and headed towards a new anchorage called Little Beckwith. Our route from Cape Croker to Little Beckwith We left McGregor Harbour early in the morning because we knew the wind was going to shift and die down. We motored to get out of the anchorage and once in a bit more open water we got our sails up. The day was spent reading, listening to audio books and looking at the...

We are heading from Tobermory to Cape Croker. Our route from Tobermory to McGregor Harbour Leaving Tobermory around 8am we decided to take a detour in the wrong direction and see Flower Pot Island. Its a big tourist attraction and we wanted to see what it was all about. While we were headed there we passed the Chi Cheemaun and one of the lighthouses. The Chi Cheemaun docked outside of Tobermory...

We were heading from Goderich to Tobermory. Our route from Goderich to Tobermory Our morning started at 4:15am and we left the dock around 5am. Sunrise leaving Goderich Sunrise leaving Goderich It was a light wind day so we spent the majority of it motor sailing. I took a nap, we read books, played some games and saw one other boat the entire day. As much as it was uneventful it was the first...

While Bayfield was beautiful, they couldn’t accommodate us for the weekend so we headed up to Goderich. Our route from Bayfield to Goderich What should have been a 12nm trip turned into 20nm because the wind was coming head to and we had to tack all the way out and then all the way back in. We were pretty proud that we made it in one tack though. Britt got a little sea sick since the waves...

What a place! I’m getting ahead of myself but Bayfield is such a cute and quaint little town. Back to the start. We left Sarnia Bay Marina at 7:00am and headed towards Lake Huron. Our route from Sarnia to Bayfield The Blue Water bridge leading from the river into Lake Huron has the strongest current and while we were doing 7knots on the boat were only moving at about 3knots. Once through that...

This was the big run up the river. Some people choose to do it in two days but we decided one was enough. Our Route from Erieau to Sarnia We got up at 3:00am and left the marina by 4:00am. Boblo is a smaller marina that is not very deep, so I was armed with a flashlight at the bow of the boat making sure we got around a tight corner and crossed to the far side of the channel where it deepened a...