Thursday August 16: Posting from Honey Harbor

Leaving Parry Sound Monday after a leisure morning worked out well. By the time we rounded Two Mile point the sun was out and the rain and clouds had finally moved on. It was a nice day to travel – even though I had jeans and long sleeve shirt on while driving.

There are two ways in and out of Parry Sound. One is from the south through relatively small bays and channels – the other is around the north and through the actual sound with the name of Parry Sound (as opposed to the town of Parry Sound). It was again beautiful ride through the granite islands which liter this area (30,000 islands).

There was one incredibly narrow channel – perhaps the narrowest we ever went through – that was rock on both side. One boat at a time, please :-). You can see the rocks under the water on the left.

But they are even more visible as we passed by on the boat. No straying from the channel here! Although I must admit I was on the wrong side of a buoy again – but in my defense it was totally Steve's fault this time – for real. Distraction. Anyway, the outcome was happy so all is well :-)

More rocks – it's so incredibly clear. I love yet am fearful of this place called Georgian Bay! I think they should have just called it Rock World!

There may be hope for us. We managed to pass by Henry's again. Neither of us really thought we could take deep fried, battered pickerel :-) Just not on our menu any more – and I say that sadly. Regardless, we ended up anchoring Monday night north of Henry's in one of the Provincial Parks. It was overcast for the night so no sighting of the meteor showers. Perhaps tomorrow ….

Steve was up for the sunrise again. Nice start to Tuesday but the weather forecast didn't hold much promise.

We finally pulled up anchor about 10 am even though it was cloudy and rain was predicted – we wanted to explore some of the other anchorages and bays that are nearby. There must be hundreds of places you could go in this area. Too bad we didn't know about this when we traveled with my parents – although I think we made it to Georgian Bay only once or at most two times when we traveled with the Sea Rays.

Ended up picking up a mooring ball (easier than anchoring) in a very nice bay that is quiet on weekdays bt my guess is that it is likely to be crazy on weekends. And of all things – the sun decided to come out! A kayak around the area was definitely in order. Not many fish but we did see a couple of beaver huts.

The most amazing thing: this tiny little pine tree. How it ever decided that this rock was a suitable place to grow is truly amazing! And yet it seems to be just fine. Often we'll see trees blown down that have a big root system but it is very shallow. Hopefully this little one will make it – guess we better stop back to check :-)

The evening began with Steve barbequing on the aft deck. The sky is still clear so we are VERY hopeful that we'll be able to see the meteor showers tonight. The peak was to have been Saturday night when we were socked in in Parry Sound. Fingers crossed …..

Added note: set the alarm for 1 am - tons of stars out but for some reason it was still quite light out - weird. Anyway, Steve saw one meteorite but I missed it. Off to bed ......