Sunny Days: Hopewell Bay and Byng Inlet

We left Parry Sound in blustery winds but bright sunshine. Through the small boat channel the winds did not affect us all that much. As we came by Snug Harbor (a great anchorage that is only 15 miles from Parry Sound) Fitz’s charts with the magenta line of the small boat channel disappeared from his Garman chart plotter, there were no red or green buoy’s in sight nor were they on my Navionics app on my phone so we stopped so we could find ourselves on the paper charts (we have talked to a few people who rely totally on the electronic charts—we would have been out of luck). About the time we found our way on paper, Captain’s Choice came rolling by without hesitation (now Fitz is absolutely positive they have better charts). We followed them again until we peeled off to anchor—it is nice to have trusted friends at sea! Hopewell Bay proved to be a very nice anchorage that we shared with 5 other boats—it is the season now in Canada and if you own a boat this is the time to be out. Thursday we went off shore (where we found swarms of bugs) for about 20 miles of calm seas to Byng Inlet and Wright’s Marina, the winds are due in tonight with rain tomorrow so we decided to take the slow route on the Georgian Bay because we can. Temps up here are just perfect 55 degrees in the mornings and 75-80 in the afternoon. It is funny to hear Canadians talk about how hot it is. Wright’s is a very busy hole in the wall and we were able to get out bikes out and ride the countryside. Leeton and Holden need to brush up their bike skills—Lolo and Bitz are going to be ready to take them on when we get home.