There is a little drizzle at first light this morning, but it doesn’t last. We don’t rush to get going but are of the dock by 8:30. It is just a half mile to Lock 45, Port Severn, this is the last lock on the Trent Severn and once we are through it we are officially in Georgian Bay. We follow the small boat channel the forty miles to Henry’s Fish Camp on Frying Pan Island.
The scenery is still spectacular, and we enjoy all the beautiful islands and their interesting trees, mis-shappened by the prevailing strong west
winds.
The channel goes through a tight area at Honey Harbor with a resort facility on shore. They even have a miniature golf course along the water.
A favorite pastime here appears to be piling rocks to form interesting figures.
We continued on past the entrance to Snug Harbor and its pretty lighthouse.
By mid-afternoon we were at Henry’s, see earlier entry for a description of this institution on an island. Now for the small world entry of the week, in my fifty plus years of racing sailboats we early on became friends with the Allen family from Lake Minnetonka (suburban Minneapolis). It turns out that the oldest daughter Judy and her husband have a cottage on an island just a mile from Henry’s. Although they live in Minnetonka, Gary’s family have owned and been coming to the cottage for over fifty years.
Judy and Gary were here this week, so when we got tied up we called them and they came over in their small boat and picked us up. We went back to Isaac Island for a visit to the cottage. Then they came back and had a tour of Memories. After that we all went into Henry’s for a good fish dinner and more conversation.
Live continues to be good.
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