Penetanguishene

These photos are not from our current position. These are from the Trent Severn between Campbellford and Bobcaygen, we were not able to get them in before. The first is Ithaka running ahead of us when the weather was rainy.
The second photo is typical of the lakes in this area, every rock which is large enough has a cottage on it.
The next photo is a church we were told to watch for. It occupies the entire island and people arrive by boat and tie up behind the church.
The fourth photo is a typical scene with rocks sticking up out of the water all around.
The last photo is another cottage on a small rocky island. We took many, many photos of similar cottages.

On Wednesday we left Port Severn through the last lock of the Trent Severn, Lock 45. Below the lock is some of the most swirling current we have encountered to date, followed by a third current entering our course from the starboard. We all survived this and entered the Georgian Bay and crossed the end of the bay and went to Penetanguishene. This was to be the location for the AGLCA rendevouzs which was cancelled due to lack of attendance. There are enough loopers here that the Marina sponsored a wine and cheese social for loopers on our first night here followed by an informative session presented by the marina staff on cruising the Georgian Bay. They pointed out courses to follow and some not to follow and good anchorages and points of intrest such as water falls and lakes within hiking distance but not a part of the Bay. The next day many of us met again with the marina manager and reviewed and marked our charts. Since then our traveling group has met again to review our charts and lay out a tenative agenda for our cruise of the Bay. On Thursday evening we went to a local theater to see a play called "Sorry ...I Am Canadian." It was very entertaining and funny. It amounted to a trip across Canada with jokes and songs from each province. The main character was a Mounty who told of his travel experiences while a male quartet sang songs about the area. A family tap dance trio, a 17 year old borther and his two younger sisters, danced. The play was a great geography lesson about Canada and left all, Canadians and Americans feeling good about Canada. All the players were great.


On Friday we were treated to free transportation to Midland, a nearby town with more shopping than Penetang. In the evening all the loopers gathered at the gazebo on the marina grounds for munchies and drinks and exchangingraded lies. I got frustrated with our outboard on our dingy and traded it for a new 9.9 Hp Mercury. We decided we were not going to cruise the Bay with a motor we can not depend on to run. I am sure the problem is with the fuel system but I am through messing with it.


Today is Saturday, we got up and went to the laundry in the rain and then got the motor on the dingy. It is rainy and quite windy so we have not run it much yet.


Bella Luna and Phantom of the Aqua just arrived! We have not seen them since New Jersey. We are off to visit the people we began this trip with. ..... Bad news, their dog, Buddy, a black lab who is one of the sweetest dogs ever is not doing well. He is quite old and they think his heart is giving out. They left with him to go to the vet as soon as they stepped off the boat.


The wind is howling her right now.


All the loopers are having a cookout this evening. Muriel is making potato salad right now.