More Travel News From the Gillespie's - In Georgian Bay

The Osprey Adventure continues across the North Channel and into the northern part of Georgian Bay.

Saturday, June 28 2008 in Britt, Ontario at the St. Amant's Waterfront Inn and Marina located in the Byet Inlet. We are at 45 46'.293N 80 34'.046W. We have been here since Thursday, relaxing and enjoying sunshine. Today we are awaiting a storm front to pass before we continue south on the east side on the Bay. We plan to spend tomorrow night in Snug Harbor before we reach Parry Sound.

The weather and the sunset was quite beautiful in the small town of Blind River. We were able to do a little fishing after we enjoyed a delightful dinner at the Marina Cafe. The whitefish, bread pudding, and butter tarts were all fantastic!!!

The next morning we got up to a beautiful sunny morning and we decided not to leave too early since we were only planning on a 25 mile run to our first anchorage. Just a little while into the trip, the weather clouded up and storm fronts started our way. Luckily the winds were not up so we kept our plans to anchor out. We found a real nice spot called Oak Bay that was very close to Fox Island and the Benjamins. We did not want to cruise on past these beautiful islands and we were hopeful that this front would pass by overnight.

After entering Oak Bay, we set the anchor with 2 other trawlers. All were inside waiting out the rain, but we had to get our poor dogs to shore. Mika, the Brooks' special friend, had all the right clothes for the weather. Finally the rain stopped and we admired the beautiful spot we had picked. Linda and I went fishing with Terry and Bill stayed with the dogs and read his boat. Later Bill and Terry went fishing. We had a couple of hits, but mostly enjoyed the views and looking for eagles and beavers. The sunset was beautiful and the early morning sunrise brought a loon close to our boat.

We awoke to a beautiful, sunny morning, with no wind. It was gorgeous as we traveled around Fox Island, the Benjamins, and the Clappertons on our way to the small town of Little Current.

Little Current is a very quaint and enjoyable village. We fueled, caught up on laundry, reading ..... We left the next morning in sunshine, passing the lighthouse at Strawberry Island.
The day continued to be very nice as we travel through Baie Fine Fiord, the Landsdowne Channel and crossed from the North Channel into Georgian Bay. We decided that the weather was so good we would continue on and stay on the hook in either Collins Inlet or Beaverstone Bay. We found a great anchorage in Beaverstone Bay in a location called Muskrat Bay. Bush Pilots were seen flying around Killarney taking fishermen out to remote fishing spots. Lunch in Killarney was quite good at Huberts Fishery. People come from all around for their fish fry.

That night we anchored out in Muskrat Bay. The boys had a challenge getting the anchor to stick so they set out 2 anchors.... front and rear. It was quite the rock hopping place.... especially fun to dingy the dogs ashore for their business.

On Thursday morning we left Muskrat Bay and headed for Britt... We had cloudy skies but good seas. There were several challenging and very narrow... quick turn passages..... Rogers Cut and Cunningham Passage... These kept Bill on his toes. When we got to Britt... he was ready for some rest.... Me Too!!!!! Britt is a quiet and quaint community... no trinket shops just a very nice area with nice people... We also enjoyed an excellent restaurant - The Little Britt... for breakfast and dinner. It is also a B&B. We also have enjoyed the fishing and eagle and otter spotting. The flowers are also beautiful... I have enjoyed spring flowers since April... What a treat.

Tomorrow we leave for Snug Harbor...