We spent the night with just 3 other
boats – unusual for 12 Mile Bay anchorage. Definitely we were the
first ones up! The alarm rang at 6:30 (sunrise was 6:34) and the
anchor was up and we were moving by 6:50.
Perfectly calm in the anchorage – not
so much once we were out of the protection of the island! As we
turned west out of the opening I happened to glance back to the east
and there was the sun greeting us :-)
Waves in the marked channel toward
Honey Harbor were not so nice – but this early in the day were
definitely doable. Cruising was in order – the plan was to take
just more than an hour on the mostly open water to make it to there.
It was a dual effort – me driving
using the chartplotter and Steve referencing the charts. Cruising
around this area at 20 mph and working to stay in the channel is
definitely a challenge :-)
The rain held off for us and there was
even time to stop at Honey Harbor for breakfast and for Steve to pick
up a few groceries.
Then we headed for Beausoleil Island
and then ended up at the docks at the Wana Keta site (circled in
yellow)
Steve of course was off quickly on his
bike as the rains were due in by noon. The paths were sometimes shaky
so I stayed back and caught up on lost sleep :-) His path is the
yellow lines around the island. The lighthouse point was really nice.
Sometime we anchor on the side
of the island that is calm and kayak around the area, but no luck today. Maybe next
year!
Wildlife was around – a toad and a
couple of frogs. No Massassauga rattlesnakes though. It's Ontario's
only venomous snake but is definitely not aggressive.
Steve saw one last year but sadly did
not have a camera with him. Maybe next time!
Meantime, the rains finally did arrive
– about 4 pm! A far cry from what was predicted ….
We'll stay a couple of days and then
move on to Midland. A real city :-) Time for some more plug-in! And
real showers :-)
A view of Fairy Lake. For info on hiking on Beausoleil Island, click here.
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