Byng Inlet and Anchored in Beaverstone Bay

We arrived in Byng Inlet and cruised up the channel to Wright's Marina in Britt, Ontario on Monday August 6th.  Monday night and Tuesday was spent in Britt doing some chores and relaxing.  The weather was a little cloudy and cool, but no major rain.  Britt is a very small town with one restaurant and a small ice cream stand.  We might have stayed longer if the fishing was tremendous, but it was not; so Wednesday morning we left for an anchorage in Beaverstone Bay.  We had originally planned to spend up to 5 days anchored in the Bustard Islands and up on Bad River.  We were told this area is very pretty with great kayaking and places to explore on the dinghy.  Unfortunately the dry weather here has contributed to a massive forest fire in the area and all boat traffic is off limits in the Bustards and Bad River until further notice.  Fire bomber planes are scooping water out of Georgian Bay in this area and they do not want any boats around.

This is as close to the Bustards as we could get.  These are the 3 lighthouses of the Bustards in the distance, and I am using the telephoto lens.

So we went out into the open water and around the restricted area and came back in at Beaverstone Bay.

This is where we are heading, not bad eh? (that's Canadian talk)

 It was a nice cruise to the anchorage and we pulled in and got the anchor set by early afternoon.  There was one other trawler across the way from us and they came over by dinghy to say hello.  Larry and Carol are also "Loopers" and Larry was a retired United airline pilot.  After a visit with our neighbor "Loopers"  Keith went to do some fishing and I left to kayak.  We are getting farther north and west, and the terrain is becoming a little more steep and more rocky with higher granite cliffs.

Southern Style anchored in Beaverstone Bay

Views from the kayak

Views from our cockpit on Southern Style at anchor

Many Beaver Abodes are in this area (hence the name).  It was also a big area for fur traders "back in the day".

Beaver Abode

Another Beaver abode (they were everywhere)

Thursday August 9th we left Beaverstone Bay and cruised through Collins Inlet.  This is about 10 miles of very pretty country.  The water is deep but the path is relatively narrow between low cliffs.

Collins Inlet

There are some of my people (kayakers)

We came out of Collins Inlet and entered the larger waters of Georgian Bay again for just about 5-6 miles and then into the small town of Killarney, Ontario.

Killarney Light

Thursday early afternoon we pulled into Killarney, Ontario.  This is a much bigger town than Britt, but a very small town by our standards.  Killarney caters to boaters and vacationers.  We were at the Sportsman's Inn Marina for two nights.

This was the view from Southern Style Thursday evening looking down the channel from Spotsman's toward Georgian Bay.

There is a well known fish and chips place that used to be in an old school bus, but now they actually have a building.  Captain Keith and I road the dinghy over and had lunch there on Friday.

Herbert's Fish and Chips

We also dinghied to the general store and picked up a few things as we are planning to anchor for several days after leaving Killarney on Saturday morning.

General Store

After lunch and groceries Captain Keith went fishing for a bit and I kayaked.  This was my first kayak paddle in the North Channel.

Killarney sits on the mainland of Ontario and just across a narrow channel is George Island.  Once you come off Georgian Bay and into the channel and past Killarney you come out into the North Channel of Lake Huron.  This will be some of our most scenic boating and also the most remote.  But we still have one more night in Killarney.  There is also a resort here which has rooms, a pool, spa, kayaks and sailboats for use and a dinning hall.  We had dinner on Friday evening at the lodge.  It was very nice.  Captain Keith had bison meatloaf and I had lake trout.

Killarney Mountain Lodge

It was a nice stay in Killarney, but we are anxious to move on to our anchorage.  We may be out at anchor up to 5-6 days.  Stay tuned.