August 18 - Little Current, Ontario (the North Channel)

We left Killarney three days ago and anchored out in Covered Portage Cove.  We liked it so much we stayed two nights.  Either that or we're getting lazier.  Pulling up the anchor is hard.
Patti's favorite part about this anchorage is that we had an Indian beside us.  If you look hard, you can see him watching over Fairways.

We ran around in the dinghy, we read, we ate, but we didn't go anywhere for two days.  Hard to imagine.

 

Yesterday we moved the boat and traveled up the Baie Fine (pronounced "Bay Fin"), which is a thin lake-like waterway with mountains (small mountains) on both sides.  Although we had to motor around for a couple of hours to get there, we saw that, as the crow flies, we could probably have hiked to Baie Fine from Covered Portage in less time.

 

After our Baie Fine tour, we moved to a quiet anchorage on Heywood Island (below) and dropped the hook (anchor) and we were alone.  No other boats.  That didn't last long and we were surrounded by sailboats.  We spent the early evening watching them take their dogs ashore & pick blueberries.  We did a little maintenance & swam although the water was cold! In 17 ft of very clear water we could see the anchor chain & our shadow. Fun times in the beautiful North Channel.

Today we made it to Little Current, and we're tied up to the town dock wall.  It's a great small town and we're enjoying a chance to walk around.  Good internet, but no cell phone coverage.  Have to climb the hill to get a signal.

Little Current is the home of the "Cruiser's Net" which broadcasts news, weather & a cruiser's check in each day in July & August at 9 am on marine band, VHF channel 71.  Cruisers relay calls from those who are more remote (out of radio range to Little Current) and share relevant info. It is great to hear where our friends are even though they are not in range of our radio.