We explored the Bustard Islands in the dinghy yesterday.They’re solid pink granite islands scraped into parallel ridges by the last ice age. There is a very thin layer of soil where trees and vegetation gain a tentative foothold. The islands are load…
Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-07-23 19:00:00
We’re at the Bustard Islands out in the Georgian Bay. There is very weak and expensive internet here, so I’ll post pictures later. It’s a beautiful group of about 100 islands on the Northwest side of the Georgian bay. We crossed the open waters o…
Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-07-23 19:00:00
We’re at the Bustard Islands out in the Georgian Bay. There is very weak and expensive internet here, so I’ll post pictures later. It’s a beautiful group of about 100 islands on the Northwest side of the Georgian bay. We crossed the open waters o…
Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-07-22 19:04:00
We’re anchored out at Kumfort Island in Lake Huron’s Georgian Bay. It’s an extremely beautiful setting here. We’re the only boat anchored in this bay. The bay is so small that we’re anchored off the bow and tied to a tree off the stern to ke…
Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-07-22 19:04:00
We’re anchored out at Kumfort Island in Lake Huron’s Georgian Bay. It’s an extremely beautiful setting here. We’re the only boat anchored in this bay. The bay is so small that we’re anchored off the bow and tied to a tree off the stern to ke…
Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-07-21 16:38:00
We finished the Trent Severn Waterway today! We’re in Midland, ON at the start of the Georgian Bay of Lake Huron. Besides the pretty scenery with granite islands of the Canadian Shield dotting clear, blue waters, there were some exciting things today…
Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-07-21 16:38:00
We finished the Trent Severn Waterway today! We’re in Midland, ON at the start of the Georgian Bay of Lake Huron. Besides the pretty scenery with granite islands of the Canadian Shield dotting clear, blue waters, there were some exciting things today…
Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-07-20 16:03:00
We stayed in Port Orillia today one more day to wait for strong winds to die down and Kathy was worried about water levels due to the 4 in. of rain here last night. On my brother, Jim’s, advice I had Poutine for dinner. Kathy had a little pizza. Yeah…
Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-07-20 16:03:00
We stayed in Port Orillia today one more day to wait for strong winds to die down and Kathy was worried about water levels due to the 4 in. of rain here last night. On my brother, Jim’s, advice I had Poutine for dinner. Kathy had a little pizza. Yeah…
Doug & Kathy’s Boatlog 2007-07-18 06:44:00
We’re in Port Orillia, ON at the end of Lake Simcoe, close to the end of the Trent Severn Waterway. We stayed on a lock wall at lock #39 last night after going through 8 more locks and about 30 miles of canal. Staying on lock walls is pleasant and usua…
